Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

HENRY SMITH FUND - SHERE 

WE PROVIDE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND ALSO TO LOCAL VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WHICH PROVIDE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN THE CIVIL PARISH OF SHERE, SURREY.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/10/23£19£17£3n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/10/22£18£19£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/21£18£13£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/20£17£12£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/19£13£13£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/18*£13£19£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/17£12£7£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£13£14£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£13£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12£12£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11£0£10£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/10*£0£6£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/09*£13£9£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/08*£24£13£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/07*£1£10£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/06*£12£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£6£9£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£12£12£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 49 years

clerk.hsfs@gmail.com

07929396533

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
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 (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/10/1975, number: 239115
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 122 days late, AR10: 96 days late, AR09: 428 days late, AR08: 807 days late, AR07: 1173 days late, AR06: 1538 days late,
Main office

The Cottage
Lower Street
Shere
GUILDFORD
Surrey
GU5 9HX

Objectives

TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF SHERE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF SHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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