Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

ELARA FOUNDATION 

The objects of the CIO are:-for the benefit of the public in the UK and India , toa) advance educationb) to prevent and relieve povertyc) to promote and preserve good healthd) to further such other purposes which may be charitable according to the law of England and Wales as the trustees see fit from time to time by the provision of financial assistance and grants of money.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

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
31/03/23£115£116£-1n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/22£85£32£53n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/21£25£16£9n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/20£6£41£-35n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£60£24£36n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18£50£45£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£35£33£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£35£32£3£0£0£0n/a00

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

manu@elaracapital.com

02074675458

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • India, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

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 22/04/2015, number: 1161381
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

6th Floor
The Grove
248A Marylebone Road

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:-FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UK AND INDIA, TOA) ADVANCE EDUCATIONB) TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTYC) TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTHD) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GRANTS OF MONEY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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