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

SAFETYNET CHARITABLE TRUST

The Charity's object is To advance education for the general public in internet safety and the provision of safe, secure and reliable broadband internet connections which can be accessed by the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/10/23£57£62£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/22£57£58£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/21£45£54£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20£47£46£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19£26£30£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18£19£25£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/17£22£19£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/16£17£3£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

01617929461

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bury, Salford City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,800 19/06/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Our future & keeping teenagers safe
£9,997 18/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to create an internet café for the local community to improve skills and reduce isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Teaching & Supporting Computer Skills
£9,995 20/09/2017
12
The funding will be used to run a series of computer skills training workshops, allowing local people to gain the IT skills needed for everyday life and increase self-esteem and confidence.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CRAIG CHAIM YITZCHOK SCHERER Appointed: 2015
  • ELIYAHU DAVID BENOUAICH Appointed: 2023
  • YITZCHOK REUVEN RUBIN RABBI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Rabbi
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/10/2015, number: 1163891
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

158 Cromwell Road
SALFORD
M6 6DE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN INTERNET SAFETY AND THE PROVISION OF SAFE, SECURE AND RELIABLE BROADBAND INTERNET CONNECTIONS WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED BY THE COMMUNITY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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