Overall Score: 10 based on 10 data points
Finance: 0
Governance: 5
Support: 0
(no PartB)
No conflicts policy: -1, Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Large volunteers +5,

GERANIUM TRUST 

Geranium Trust offers friendship & support to less fortunate & disadvantaged members of society including those living with illness, bereavemen & loneliness. We organise coffee mornings, tea parties, lunches & roast dinners. We also run an LGBT community support group & work closly with other organisations to offer gardening & wildlife studies at the 'Court House Gardens & Wildlife Haven' project.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 6 years

www.geraniumtrust.org

GeraniumTrust@gmail.com

01935429096

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
30/09/22£4,865£2,552£2,31313
30/09/21£1,860£619£1,2414
30/09/20£4,512£1,205£3,3075
30/09/19£4,731£1,251£3,4807
30/09/18£3,413£1,020£2,39316
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No information about staff salaries has been filed, which means that no-one was paid more than £60,000 in the latest financial year
What it does
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 13 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
Somerset Community Foundation
£250 11/11/2021
Christmas meal and tea party for elderly members
Somerset Community Foundation
£1,800 27/10/2021
Community gardening project in Stoford for people with mental health problems

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2018, number: 1176738
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

COURT HOUSE
COURT LANE
STOFORD
YEOVIL
BA22 9UA

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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