Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE BRETT FOUNDATION

Provision of material and emotional support to people who are homeless, isolated, living in poverty or otherwise disadvantaged living in or around Maidenhead.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

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

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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	£138	£93	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22	£28	£47	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21	£77	£42	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/20	£45	£44	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/19	£61	£65	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/18	£130	£73	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

info@brettfoundation.charity

01628 260390

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Reading, Slough, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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
£12,630	29/09/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Babies1st
£10,000	07/08/2019 12	Babies1st

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CATHARINE ALICE BRETT Appointed: 2017

SUE BRETT (Chair) Appointed: 2016

NIGEL COHEN FCA Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeships: Commonwealth Jewish Council, Foodshare, Inclusivity Project, FOODSHARE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/11/2016, number: 1170288

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Risk management
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

Chalkpit Nursery
Chalk Pit Lane
Burnham
Slough
SL1 8NH

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY AND OTHER ACCOMMODATION, SERVICES, ADVICE, ESSENTIAL GOODS AND ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS IN NEED

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