Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

RICK MATHER DAVID SCRASE FOUNDATION 

The Foundation will make grants to charitable causes that match the interests of the late Rick Mather and the late David Scrase. Applications will only be accepted by invitation of the trustees.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,340,881 available, equivalent to 104 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
05/04/23*£2,605£270£2,335£0£2,341£2,34110400
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 104 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 104 months
Quick Ratio: 56.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 2 years

info@rmdsf.org.uk

020 8350 3603

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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 17/08/2022, number: 1200096
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
1 returns made; AR23: 92 days late,
Main office

c/o TC Murray Harcourt Limited
6 Queen Street
LEEDS
LS1 2TW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME BY MAKING GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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