Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

MCKS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION UK

To relieve poverty and help alleviate suffering in the UK through food pantries, feeding programs, informative support and charitable services under the MCKS name. The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, or disability by providing caring and compassionate support to all regardless of cultural or religious backgrounds to help create healthy and resilient communities in UK.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,236,951 available, equivalent to 69 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
31/01/23£612£217£396£0£1,241£1,23768.5120
31/01/22£531£229£302£0£846£80742.3010
31/01/21£166£122£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 68.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 69 months
Quick Ratio: 166.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 5 years

dave@mckscharity.co.uk

07775943691

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ADELE SHIRLEY YOUNG Appointed: 2023
  • ANGELA LOUISE RIGBY Appointed: 2021
  • DAVID HETHERINGTON Appointed: 2020
  • LESLIE JOHN FLITCROFT (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • MANDEEP KHAIRA Appointed: 2022
  • RUTH MORRISSY Appointed: 2020
  • SHONA LYNDSEY SCOTT Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2020, number: 1188773
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from MCKS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION UK on 17/08/2022
Main office

81 St. Marks Crescent
MAIDENHEAD
Berkshire
SL6 5DQ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY IN THE UK BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND OR CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS ALSOWORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, OR DISABILITY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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