Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE DOC MARTIN FUND 

Money is given to the village by Buffalo Pictures who film here. That is the sole income to the fund. Applications are made to the fund and granted, following consideration by the Trustees, within the parameters set out in our constitution. Port Isaac as an area is defined and, as requested by Buffalo Pictures, funding is concentrated particularly on the young and elderly of the village.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending is declining
  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£22£12£11n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/08/22£10£18£-8n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/08/21£37£22£15n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/08/20£3£17£-14n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19*£17£23£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18*£7£23£-16£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.thedocmartinfund.org

janet.portisaac@gmail.com

01208880505

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/02/2018, number: 1177280
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR19: 261 days late, AR18: 190 days late,
Main office

4 Rose Hill
PORT ISAAC
PL29 3RL

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THOSE RESIDENT IN PORT ISAAC WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, OLD AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH GRANTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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