Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Mainly female board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

SHREWSBURY DISPENSARY FUND

Provision of financial support to the sick and poor

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly female

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
14/09/23		£4	£5	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
14/09/22		£3	£4	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
14/09/21		£3	£3	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
14/09/20		£3	£3	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
14/09/19	*	£3	£1	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
14/09/18		£3	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/17		£3	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/16		£3	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/15		£2	£4	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/14		£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/13		£2	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/12		£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/11		£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/10		£2	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/09		£2	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/08		£2	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/07		£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/06		£2	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/05		£2	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/09/04		£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 61 years

01743341894

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals

Where it operates

Shropshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNE FLINT Appointed: 2014

DR NINA MARIANNE MATTOCK Appointed: 2023

KATHRYN PRYCE Appointed: 2021

STANLEY ADAMS

DR ROSEMARY DARTNALL Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: THE GORSUCH, LANGLEY AND PRYNCE CHARITY, THE MERESIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/12/1962, number: 214180

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR19: 200 days late,

Main office

40 PRESTON STREET
SHREWSBURY
SY2 5PG

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF SICK POOR PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF SHREWSBURY AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOROUGH OF SHREWSBURY AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

Data Sources

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