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

THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITY 

(1) The provision of almshouses for elderly Aylesbury residents and (2) to relieve either generally or individually Aylesbury residents who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £23,656,430 available, equivalent to 382 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£764£742£22£0£23,656£23,656382.520
31/12/21£663£532£131£0£25,949£25,949585.220
31/12/20£843£687£156£0£24,137£24,137421.710
31/12/19£876£721£155£0£24,480£24,480407.610
31/12/18£880£841£39£0£21,694£21,694309.610
31/12/17£740£668£72£0£23,077£23,077414.510
31/12/16£696£665£31£0£21,626£21,626390.200
31/12/15£672£621£51£50£19,574£19,574378.400
31/12/14£641£678£-37£49£19,114£19,114338.100
31/12/13£635£573£62£47£18,640£18,640390.300
31/12/12£621£598£23£46£17,009£17,009341.500
31/12/11£601£604£-3£44£16,112£16,112320.200
31/12/10£553£582£-29£41£17,073£17,073351.900
31/12/09£565£477£88£39£15,971£15,971402.200
31/12/08£493£478£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£444£448£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£447£460£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£408£377£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£832£367£465£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 382.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 11.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 62 years

thomashickmancharity.co.uk

doudjag@pandcllp.co.uk

01296318500

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 2 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/06/1962, number: 202973
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR04: 41 days late,
Main office

Parrott & Coales Llp
14-16 Bourbon Street
Aylesbury
HP20 2RS

Objectives

(1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME. (2) TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN AYLESBURY WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

AYLESBURY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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