Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    THE ALDGATE FREEDOM FOUNDATION 

    The Charity provides relief of poverty in any way that the trustees see fit including the provision of financial assistance to individuals or organisations (including charities) resident, employed or found in the Freedom part of the Parish of St. Botolph-without-Aldgate and the area to the boundry of the Portsoken Ward of the City of London.
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    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

    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£63£94£-30n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/21£50£80£-30n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/20£570£185£385£0£2,332£65642.620
    31/12/19£49£79£-30n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/18£48£79£-31£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/17£51£66£-14£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/16£43£57£-14£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/15£45£52£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/14£45£44£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/13*£63£38£25£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/12£61£30£31£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/11£60£30£31£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/10£59£30£29£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/09*£52£42£9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/08£52£42£9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/07*£38£37£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/06*£35£16£19£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05*£34£19£16£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04*£33£15£17£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 62 years

    msonn@postmaster.co.uk

    01708222482

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Grant-making foundations
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    Where it operates
    • City Of London,
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities

    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 27/09/1962, number: 207046
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR13: 16 days late, AR09: 99 days late, AR07: 134 days late, AR06: 419 days late, AR05: 583 days late, AR04: 948 days late,
    Main office

    140 Hall Lane
    Upminster
    RM14 1AL

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST POOR PEOPLE WHO ARE RESIDENT, EMPLOYED OR FOUND IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR SICK IN ANY WAY THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANISATIONS (INCLUDING CHARITIES).(2) TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MAINTAINING IN ORDER AND SECURITY OF THE CHURCHYARD ADJOINING THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH SO LONG AS IT SHALL BE KEPT AS AN OPEN SPACE FOR THE USE OF PUBLIC.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    FREEDOM PART OF THE PARISH OF ST BOTOLPH ALDGATE AND THE VICINITY THEREOF PROVIDED THAT THIS DOES NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PORTSOKEN WARD OF THE CITY OF LONDON

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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