Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

VISCOUNT PORTMAN'S CHARITABLE TRUST 

The charity makes grants for (i) the upkeep of the Portman Family chapel at Bryanston (ii) support for the Friends of Blandford Hospital and (iii) support for the ecclesiastical and charitbale purposes of (a) Durwerston and Bryanston PCC (b) Blandford Forum PCC and (c) Blandford St Mary PCC
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
  • There are 21 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

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£10£0£10n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/21*£10£3£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£9£3£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£9£5£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£9£6£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£9£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£7£14£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£8£10£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£7£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£6£5£0£0£0£0n/a00

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

01722411922

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Dorset,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (21)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 17/21 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/03/1964, number: 232695
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 4 days late, AR11: 0 days late, AR07: 113 days late,
Main office

SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
CHURCH HOUSE
99 CRANE STREET
SALISBURY
SP1 2QB

Objectives

1. PAYMENT TO THE FUND KNOWN AS THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF BLANDFORD HOSPITAL 2. PAYMENT OF INCOME TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. MARTINS BRYANSTON FOR DISCHARGING PAYMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAINTENANCE ETC OF THE PORTMAN FAMILY CHAPEL, BRYANSTON AND DEFRAYING THE COST OF SERVICES AND THE STIPEND OF THE INCUMBENT AND BALANCE OF INCOME TO BE APPLIED FOR CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE PARISH OF ST. MARTINS, BRYANSTON.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BLANFORD AND BRYANSTON ST. MARTIN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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