Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

JAMES HOPKINS TRUST

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Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/05/23£670£716£-45£77£1,878£774132912
31/05/22£500£598£-99n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/21£609£524£85£47£2,022£86819.9735
31/05/20£822£617£205£60£1,937£81515.8643
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 41%
Reserves/Spending: 13 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 54.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 6 years

www.jameshopkinstrust.org.uk

sarahn@jameshopkinstrust.org.uk

01452612216

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Department of Health£195,089
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Barnwood Trust£2,750
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 05/08/2022
Daytime Nursing Respite Care
Department of Health - James Hopkins Trust
£122,867 01/06/2022
The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people. Please note that these hospice grants were previously funded by DHSC and was then transferred to NHSE to distribute and manage ....more
Department of Health - James Hopkins Trust
£72,222 14/09/2021
The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people.
Barnwood Trust - Small grants to community groups
£2,750 18/02/2020
Play scheme - 11 weeks

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • ADRIAN HOWELL FLETCHER Appointed: 2019
  • DR EWOUD VORSTMAN Appointed: 2019
  • MALCOLM RONALD NELMES Appointed: 2019
  • SANDRA WHITLOCK Appointed: 2023
  • THOMAS STUECKEN (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • VICTORIA LOUISE HALL Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/04/2019, number: 1183110
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from JAMES HOPKINS TRUST on 15/02/2020
Main office

James Hopkins Trust
Kites Corner
North Upton Lane
Barnwood
GLOUCESTER
GL4 3TR

Objectives

1) THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AGED 5 AND UNDER WHO ARE SEVERELY DISABLED LIFE LIMITED OR LIFE THREATENED AND WITH NURSING/MEDICAL NEED;2) THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AGED OVER 5 AND UNDER 12 WHO ARE SEVERELY DISABLED LIFE LIMITED OR LIFE THREATENED AND WITH NURSING/MEDICAL NEED BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOOL HOLIDAY DAY CARE SESSIONS; AND3) GENERALLY TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WHICH MAY HELP SUCH CHILDREN.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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