Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE ELMHURST FOUNDATION 

The provision of a range of apprenticeships for the local community. To advance the education of the public in health and wellbeing-wellness, through traditional, holistic therapies and practices, including yoga. To share its capacity and learning for public benefit with its community locally; specifically neighbouring charities with similar purposes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
Established: 9 years

www.elmhurstfoundation.org

info@elmhurstfoundation.org

01225 834644

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£3,307£2,718£589£0£5,327£5,32723.5511
31/03/22£2,540£2,510£30£2,305£4,738£4,73822.7550
31/03/21£3,461£2,590£871£2,482£4,708£4,70821.81070
31/03/20£3,409£3,332£77£3,217£3,836£3,83613.81070
31/03/19£3,704£3,162£542£0£3,759£3,75914.3970
31/03/18£3,182£3,089£93£3,060£3,217£3,21712.500
31/03/17?£3,404£294£3,110£243£3,106£3,106126.7900
30/04/16£5£8£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 48%
Liabilities/Income: 151%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 23.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -12 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 51 employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-64
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/09/2015, number: 1163539
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/04/2015, number: 09544512
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

Combe Grove
Brassknocker Hill
Monkton Combe
BATH
BA2 7HS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITY OR CHARITIES OR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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