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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE BAKER'S BENEVOLENT SOCIETY 

Provides Welfare and Care to the retired members, and their dependants, of the Baking Industry and its Allied Trades through provision of Sheltered Housing, Domiciliary Care and charitable grants and pensions.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,493,325 available, equivalent to 30 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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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
28/02/23£654£589£65£0£1,493£1,49330.4130
28/02/22£587£551£36£0£1,429£1,42931.1140
28/02/21£600£597£2£0£1,393£1,39328130
29/02/20£605£591£14£0£1,390£1,39028.2140
28/02/19*£604£616£-12£1£1,377£1,37726.8150
28/02/18£579£596£-17£1£1,388£1,38828130
28/02/17£546£540£6£1£1,405£1,40531.2170
29/02/16£570£553£17£2£1,399£1,39930.4180
28/02/15£549£504£45£6£1,389£1,38933.1200
28/02/14£491£496£-6£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/13£451£441£10£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/12£427£414£13£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/11£387£347£40£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/10£345£335£10£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/09£394£306£87£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/08£569£290£279£84£1,473£1,21650.3150
28/02/07*£358£293£65£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/06£388£308£81£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/05*£308£543£-235£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/04£395£378£17£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 44%
Liabilities/Income: 178%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 30.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 8
Asset Split ?
Established: 59 years

www.bakersbenevolent.co.uk

bbs@bakersbenevolent.co.uk

01992575951

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • 13 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/10/1965, number: 211307
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Homes England
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 10 days late, AR07: 8 days late, AR05: 32 days late,
Main office

23 Bakers Lane
Epping
CM16 5DQ

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FOR OUT DOOR ANNUITANTS AND A PENSION WITH ALMSHOUSE FOR OCCUPATION AND SUPPORT OF AGED, DECAYED MASTER BAKERS AND THEIR WIVES, ALSO WIDOWS DURING WIDOWHOOD, AND SINGLE WOMEN WHO HAVE CARRIED ON THE SAME BUSINESS ON THEIR OWN ACCOUNT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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