Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Static board: -3
  • Return overdue: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -11 ?

BLACKROCK CHARITIES FUNDS 

The Trust is an authorised unit trust scheme established as an umbrella and authorised and regulated bythe FCA as a CAIF and as a non-UCITS retail scheme for the purposes of the FCA Rules. The Trust wasestablished on 1 April 2019 and was authorised by the FCA on 1 April 2019. The Trust is a UK charity registered with the Commission with registration number 1182766.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates all of its income

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
30/06/22£46,272£6,411£39,861£0£1,231,151£1,231,1512304.300
30/06/21£42,597£5,689£36,908£0£1,475,015£1,475,0153111.500
30/06/20£28,128£3,253£24,875£0£1,425,998£1,425,9985260.700
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 47%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2304.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 44 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 5 years

www.blackrock.co.uk

uk.investor@blackrock.com

02077433000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/04/2019, number: 1182766
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Blackrock
12 Throgmorton Avenue
LONDON
EC2N 2DL

Objectives

4.1 SUBJECT TO CLAUSE 4.2 THE FUND IS ESTABLISHED EXCLUSIVELY TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE PARTICIPATING CHARITIES THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY HOLD UNITS IN THE SUB-FUNDS FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE PROVISION OF A CAIF FOR THE INVESTMENT OF SUMS OF MONEY AND OTHER PROPERTY FROM TIME TO TIME TRANSFERRED TO A SUB-FUND BY OR ON BEHALF OF A PARTICIPATING CHARITY SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS DEED.4.2 IF AT ANY TIME THERE ARE NO HOLDERS OF UNITS IN THE SUB-FUNDS, THE FUND SHALL HAVE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE MANAGER AND TRUSTEE SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.4.3 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DEED AND CLAUSE 4.1, A PARTICIPATING CHARITY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF A SUB-FUND IN SHARES DETERMINED BY REFERENCE TO THE AMOUNT OR VALUE OF THE MONIES OR PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO THE SUB-FUND BY OR ON BEHALF OF EACH PARTICIPATING CHARITY AND TO THE VALUE OF THE SUB-FUND AT THE TIME OF THE TRANSFERS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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