Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

ALDRIDGE FOUNDATION CIO

The advancement of education through the support of Academies, in particular those which specialise in furthering the entrepreneurial skills of children and young people. The advancement of community development and regeneration, in particular by supporting the development of entrepreneurial and workplace skills. To support such other charitable purposes as the charity trustees see fit.
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
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/08/23£614£654£-40£42£428£2765.130
31/08/22£866£862£4£40£468£2934.130
31/08/21£836£821£14£47£464£2944.330
31/08/20?£905£699£206£48£449£2624.540
31/03/19£660£558£102£0£243£290.630
31/03/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 21%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 31%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 65%
Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 5.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 8 years

http://www.aldridgefoundation.com

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02072970365

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
The Childhood Trust - Bright Futures
£10,000 12/06/2022
Bright Futures is a year long coaching programme alongside expeditionary learning experiences. The expeditions take the children out of their comfort zone exposing them to new challenges and giving them the skills to overcome them, whilst the wrap ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 23/07/2021
Aldridge Foundation - Empowering Future Generations (Core costs)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JAMES ALAN SPORLE Appointed: 2016
  • JENNIFER LEONIE LAVENDER Appointed: 2016
  • LADY CAROL FRANCES ALDRIDGE Appointed: 2016
  • SARAH LOUISE LEIGHTON FELGER Appointed: 2019
  • SIMON FRANCIS Appointed: 2018
  • SIR RODNEY MALCOLM ALDRIDGE (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chairman
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/12/2016, number: 1170932
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

C/O STONE KING LLP
BOUNDARY HOUSE
91 CHARTERHOUSE STREET
LONDON
EC1M 6HR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF ACADEMIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION THOSE WHICH SPECIALISE IN FURTHERING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH SUPPORT IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE;(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL AND WORKPLACE SKILLS, TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH SUPPORT IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE; AND(C) TO SUPPORT OR PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE SOLE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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