Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE DOROTHY PAMELA SMITH CIO 

THE MAKING OF GRANTS TO CHARITIES WHO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SEVERE LEARNING DISABILITIES. THE TRUSTEES MAKE GRANTS FOR ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (NOT RUNNING COSTS). IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES GRANTS MAY BE AWARDED TO INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARIES. GRANTS ARE USUALLY BETWEEN £750 AND £3,000 AND ARE AWARDED IN JUNE AND DEC
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Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
05/04/23£22£24£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/22£20£21£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21£20£14£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20£24£32£-8n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19£25£25£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£24£22£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£24£23£2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£21£21£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

dpssmithcio@gmail.com

01494726403

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/01/2015, number: 1160054
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

11 Eskdale Lodge
Lexham Gardens
AMERSHAM
HP6 5JJ

Objectives

TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OR IN FURTHERANCE OF ANY CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONCERNED WITH THE RELIEF OF MENTAL DISORDER OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) RESEARCH INTO THEIR ANTENATAL CAUSES AND THE CURE TREATMENT AND CARE OF INFANTS CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDER OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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