Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 9

BIRD SONG TRUST

The charity makes grants for the purposes of (a) the advancement of education and health through the development of treatments and therapeutic interventions for eating disorders (including anorexia nervosa) and (b) the advancement of education and learning through scholarship in relation to early Judeo-Christian art and culture and its impact on European society.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available

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
05/04/23		£49,000	£229	£48,771	£222	£48,138	£48,138	2518.8	0	0
05/04/22	*	£0	£3	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/21		£630	£503	£127	£0	£127	£127	3	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 97.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2518.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 4 years

bex@vogelgezangfoundation.org.uk

020 7203 5000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Healthy eating

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations

Where it operates

Netherlands, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

ALEXANDER PRONK Appointed: 2023

CATHARINA POT-MEES Appointed: 2020

EVERT KAREL GREUP Appointed: 2023

JEREMY ARNOLD Appointed: 2020

VICTORINE POT Appointed: 2024

WILHELMUS POT (Chair) Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/10/2020, number: 1191572

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR22: 6 days late,

Main office

CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS LLP
5 FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7RD

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF TREATMENTS AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS FOR EATING DISORDERS, INCLUDING ANOREXIA NERVOSA; AND(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP IN RELATION TO EARLY JUDEO-CHRISTIAN ART AND CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON EUROPEAN SOCIETY.

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