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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

B&Q FOUNDATION 

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED ACROSS THE UK. BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY MAKING GRANTS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES WHO ARE PROVIDING, MAINTAINING, REPAIRING AND IMPROVING HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SPACES, AND PROVIDING HOUSING ADVICE AND SUPPORT
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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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
31/01/23£1,878£2,279£-401£0£331£3261.70285
31/01/22£1,725£1,271£453£0£732£7326.90207
31/01/21£926£691£236£0£279£2794.8010
31/01/20*£44£1£43n/an/an/an/an/a8
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 5 years

https://bqfoundation.org.uk/

B&QFoundation@b-and-q.co.uk

02380690000

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 285 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-59
  • CATHERINE BURGE (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Transformation Director
  • PAUL CRISP Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retail And Property Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/05/2019, number: 1183275
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/03/2019, number: 11868617
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
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR20: 2 days late,
Main office

B & Q HOUSE
CHESTNUT AVENUE
CHANDLER'S FORD
EASTLEIGH
SO53 3LE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED ACROSS THE UK AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY MAKING GRANTS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES WHO ARE PROVIDING, MAINTAINING, REPAIRING AND IMPROVING HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SPACES, AND PROVIDING HOUSING ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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