Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

MICHAEL AND SARAH SPENCER FOUNDATION 

Provide support to other registered charities, in particular but not limited to:1. Relief of sickness and the preservation of health among people anywhere in the world.2. Prevention and relief of poverty anywhere in the world by providing grants, items and services.3. Benefit of public to promote education of people anywhere in the world by grants and financial assistance.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • 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
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/23£172£177£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£934£929£4£0£3£3000
31/03/21£574£663£-89£0£-1£-1-000
31/03/20£12,513£12,425£88£0£88£880.100
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

office@spencerfoundation.com

02074480377

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Algeria, Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Democratic Republic), Djibouti, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting 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 29/07/2019, number: 1184658
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

3rd Floor
39 Sloane Street
London

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OTHER REGISTERED CHARITIES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO:1. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT FACILITIES AND SERVICES;2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY;3. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO STUDY AT ANY SCHOOL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION AND ASSISTING ANY CHARITY OR OTHER INSTITUTION WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD;4. THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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