Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 

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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 57 years

www.gatsby.org.uk

contact@gatsby.org.uk

02074100330

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
05/04/23£89,696£156,362£-66,666£0£536,221£0n/a80
05/04/22£142,718£82,130£60,588£0£604,395£0n/a100
05/04/21£60,441£61,651£-1,210£0£517,051£0n/a90
05/04/20£105,200£61,482£43,718£0£457,405£0n/a40
05/04/19£65,083£55,767£9,316£0£442,270£0n/a40
05/04/18£59,287£26,828£32,459£0£423,454£0n/a40
05/04/17*£69,941£58,639£11,302£0£396,821£0n/a2,3190
05/04/16£56,733£68,588£-11,855£0£346,587£350320
05/04/15*£76,155£46,572£29,583£52£383,614£-278-0.12,0330
05/04/14£64,065£50,560£13,505£52£347,352£9460.21,4130
05/04/13£15,357£45,710£-30,353£53£323,489£1,2970.3130
05/04/12£160,088£160,516£-428£49£292,278£2,0180.2120
05/04/11£83,505£83,868£-363£60£415,522£8820.1110
05/04/10£50,266£50,608£-342£37£460,792£8270.280
05/04/09£51,237£52,733£-1,496£48£465,896£0n/a60
05/04/08*£32,133£32,574£-441£42£464,715£0n/a70
05/04/07*£118,886£119,033£-147£40£380,350£380,35038.380
05/04/06£52,120£55,716£-3,596£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£18,297£40,422£-22,125£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£22,569£51,664£-29,095£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: £250,000-£300,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 155%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Cameroon, Israel, Kenya, Netherlands, Switzerland, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales, United States,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 8 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Gatsby Charitable Trust - To support the work of KHPC
£300,000 27/04/2020
To support KHPC's work in various centres in buying PPE; produce educational and information materials; a series of media information campaigns, and an information helpline for families
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Support for the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience
£1,537,343 03/04/2019
Continued support of the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Support towards the Gatsby Theoretical Neuroscience Programme
£1,537,343 03/04/2019
To provide continued support for the Gatsby Theoretical Neuroscience Programme.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Support towards BrainFacts.org
£199,793 03/04/2019
To support BrainFacts.org.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - To support the PRIME-Parkinson programme
£8,757,145 27/06/2018
A healthcare innovation grant over eight years to support the Proactive and Integrated Management and Empowerment in Parkinson's Disease (PRIME-Parkinson) programme at Radboud University in the ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards the activities of the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience
£1,500,000 14/11/2017
A grant to support the recruitment of new faculty members at the Columbia Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards the Ascona biennial conference series
£206,843 14/11/2017
A grant towards the support of the 2019, 2021 and 2023 editions of the Assembly and Function oif Neuronal Circuits meeting in Ascona, Switzerland.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards meetings of the Gatsby Plant Science Network
£150,000 25/01/2017
An allocation towards the Gatsby Plant Science Network annual meetings and training weekends (2017-2020).
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards ad hoc research grants and student attendance at conferences
£300,000 25/01/2017
An allocation (2017-2020) to support students attending the key international plant science conferences and to provide strategic research grants on an ad hoc basis.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards the Sainsbury undergraduate studentships
£84,000 25/01/2017
An allocation (2017-2019) for the Sainsbury Undergraduate Studentship programme that aims to identify excellent second-year undergraduates with an interest in plant science, and support them to ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards the CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme
£1,083,427 29/11/2016
A five-year grant (starting 2017) to support and develop the CAJAL advanced training series, in collaboration with FENS, IBRO, the Champalimaud Foundation and Bordeaux Neurocampus.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Further support for BrainFacts.org
£296,635 29/06/2016
This three-year grant (2017-2019) provides further support to BrainFacts.org.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - To support the developoment of the annual Cosyne meeting
£190,186 29/06/2016
A five-year grant (2017-2021) to support the Cosyne meeting to provide travel grants and mentorship to under-represented undergraduates, graduates and post-docs to attend the meeting as well as to ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - To support the plant science education projects
£1,590,000 02/02/2016
A three-year grant (2017-2020) to support Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS) and the Gatsby Plant Science Summer School for first-year undergraduates.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - To support the continuation of EyeWire
£169,216 18/02/2015
To support the continuation and expansion of EyeWire.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - ALLOCATION: Kenya Markets Trust - organisational development
£150,000 17/12/2014
An allocation to support the organisational development of Kenya Markets Trust - a non-profit seeking to transform the performance of key Kenyan markets to improve the lives of poor people. The ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to the Tanzania Cotton Sector Development Programme
£1,812,160 15/10/2014
An allocation to the Tanzania Cotton Sector Development Programme, supporting activities in the 2014/15 growing season. Activities will include: supporting growers, ginners and extension staff on ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to complete design of a Kenyan forestry sector programme
£123,783 15/10/2014
An allocation to complete design of a programme in the Kenyan forestry sector. The allocation will support activities including: conducting further due diligence of sector conditions and dynamics; ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to the Tanzania Textile Programme
£713,250 15/10/2014
An allocation to the Textile Programme in Tanzania to cover activities in 2014/15 of the Textile Development Unit based in the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Activities will include: building ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to develop an East African innovation facility
£198,000 25/06/2014
An allocation to the current phase of the development of an East African institution that will look to unlock sectors of underlying competitive advantage by transferring world-leading technology, ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - ALLOCATION: Kenya Markets Trust - Strategic Reviews
£90,000 25/06/2014
An allocation to undertake two related reivews of Kenya Markets Trust - a non-profit seeking to transform the performance of key Kenyan markets to improve the lives of poor people. One review will ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to support MFIs in transitioning to independence from Gatsby
£150,000 25/06/2014
An allocation to cover staffing and technical assistance costs of supporting three MFIs (in Tanzania, Uganda and Cameroon) to transition to independence from Gatsby.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - To support core and project costs (2014-2019)
£9,841,630 13/03/2014
2Blades supports the development of crops with long-term disease resistance, and promotes their deployment in agriculture worldwide, focusing particularly on developing countries.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards the activities of the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience
£1,250,000 03/12/2013
A five-year grant (2014-2018) to provide continued support to the Columbia Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Gatsby Programme in Theoretical Neuroscience
£1,250,000 03/12/2013
A five-year grant (2014-2018) towards continued support of research into "Dynamics and Plasticity of Cortical Circuits: Computational Studies".
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to support activities across East African forestry sectors
£255,783 03/12/2013
An allocation to: scope the opportunity for a full Kenyan forestry sector programme; support nurseries in Kenya and Uganda; and leverage the tools and research developed by the Forestry Development ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to develop an East African innovation facility
£432,000 03/12/2013
An allocation to the current phase of the development of an East African institution that will look to unlock sectors of underlying competitive advantage by transferring world-leading technology, ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to the Tanzania Cotton Sector Development Programme
£1,092,206 10/07/2013
An allocation to the Tanzania Cotton Sector Development Programme, supporting activities in the 2013/14 growing season.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to develop an East African innovation facility
£60,000 10/07/2013
An allocation to the development of an East African institution that will look to unlock sectors of underlying competitive advantage by transferring world-leading technology, investing in lead firms ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Working capital for two Rwandan tea factories
£582,986 11/04/2013
To provide working capital for two Rwandan tea factories purchased on behalf of farmer groups by Gatsby and the Wood Foundation with the aim to fully transfer ownership to smallholders in the future.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Allocation to assess the feasibility of an East African innovation facility
£25,000 02/04/2013
An allocation to complete the full-feasibility study for an East African institution that would look to unlock sectors of underlying competitive advantage by transferring world-leading technology, ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards the Arts Initiative
£93,673 15/01/2013
We support the Arts Initiative, which helps all students at Columbia engage in the arts - regardless of which academic subjects they are studying - through its dedicated arts website and other ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - To purchase two Rwandan tea factories on behalf of farmer groups
£3,129,303 10/10/2012
Towards Gatsby and the Wood Foundation's joint purchase of two Rwandan tea factories on behalf of farmer groups, with the aim of transferring full ownership to smallholders in the future when loan ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to the Tanzania Cotton Sector Development Programme
£1,814,727 03/10/2012
An allocation to the Tanzania Cotton Sector Development Programme, supporting activities in the 2012/13 growing season.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation towards Imbarutso - the Rwanda tea sector project
£625,702 03/10/2012
An allocation towards Imbarutso, the Rwanda tea sector project, to cover: working capital for two tea factories purchased on behalf of farmer groups; and wider activities in the sector, including ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards core costs (2012-2014)
£1,406,250 06/09/2012
2Blades supports the development of crops with long-term disease resistance, and promotes their deployment in agriculture worldwide, focusing particularly on developing countries.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Allocation to assess the feasibility of an East African innovation facility
£100,000 28/06/2012
An allocation for a full-feasibility study for an East African institution that would look to unlock sectors of underlying competitive advantage by transferring world-leading technology, investing in ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to support activities across East African forestry sectors
£322,309 28/06/2012
An allocation to: further scope the opportunities for full forestry sector programmes and dedicated institutions across East Africa; develop funding partnerships; and support nurseries in Tanzania, ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to set up a Textile Development Unit in Tanzania
£377,107 04/04/2012
An allocation to: set up a Textile Development Unit embedded in the Tanzanian Ministry of Industry; and support first year activities. The Unit will aim to: address constraints in the industry; ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Allocation to assess the feasibility of an East African innovation facility
£144,000 07/12/2011
An allocation to complete pre-feasibility work on a potential East African institution that would look to unlock sectors of underlying competitive advantage by transferring world-leading technology, ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation for activities in the Tanzanian cotton and textiles sectors
£1,843,087 05/10/2011
An allocation to support activities in the Tanzanian cotton and textiles sectors in the 2011/12 growing season.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to support activities across East African forestry sectors
£188,690 05/10/2011
An allocation to: cover ongoing support to three nurseries in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania; and scope opportunities to develop full forestry sector programmes.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation for activities in the Tanzanian cotton and textiles sectors
£200,000 31/08/2011
A top-up allocation to support further activities in the Tanzanian cotton and textiles sectors in the 2009/10 growing season.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation for activities in the Tanzanian cotton and textiles sectors
£3,442,025 31/08/2011
An allocation to ramp up the scale and ambition of activities in the Tanzanian cotton and textiles sectors following successful pilot initiatives. The allocation will support activities across the ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - To support Kenya Markets Trust to run Kenyan sector programmes
£1,500,000 06/07/2011
To build the capacity of the Kenya Markets Trust (previously Kenya Gatsby Trust) to run sector programmes in the country; and to support the portfolio of programmes KMT develops.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to Imbarutso - the Rwanda tea sector project
£427,078 06/04/2011
An allocation to cover the initial costs of Imbarutso - the Rwanda tea sector project jointly funded with the Wood Foundation. Imbarutso will work with government, factories and farmers to bolster ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards the BrainFacts.org website
£468,620 09/12/2010
Towards the creation of the BrainFacts.org website.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards project costs (2010)
£972,803 21/09/2010
2Blades supports the development of crops with long-term disease resistance, and promotes their deployment in agriculture worldwide, focusing particularly on developing countries.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Gatsby Initiative in Brain Circuitry - Phase 2
£2,000,000 27/04/2010
This four-year grant (2010-2013) supported two main activities: several research projects taking an integrative approach to investigating brain circuitry, and the continued growth of the Centre for ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Purchase of an MRI scanner
£1,200,000 22/03/2010
Towards the purchase of a 3-Tesla MRI scanner.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Gatsby Programme in Theoretical Neuroscience
£1,040,186 26/01/2010
A five-year grant (2010-2014) to support research into "Dynamics and Plasticity of Cortical Circuits: Computational Studies". This was initially awarded to the Interdisciplinary Centre for ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - To set up and support Chai - the Tanzania tea sector project
£500,000 28/08/2009
To set up and support the initial activities of Chai, the Tanzania tea sector project, in partnership with the Wood Foundation (previously Wood Family Trust). Chai aims to expand tea cultivation, ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards project costs (2009-2010)
£938,502 14/08/2009
2Blades supports the development of crops with long-term disease resistance, and promotes their deployment in agriculture worldwide, focusing particularly on developing countries.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation for activities in the Tanzanian cotton and textiles sectors
£1,700,000 03/08/2009
An allocation to extend existing pilots and trial new activities in the Tanzanian cotton and textiles sectors across the 2008/09 and 2009/10 growing seasons.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards the Sainsbury undergraduate studentships
£75,000 13/02/2008
An allocation (2008-2012) for the Sainsbury Undergraduate Studentship programme that aims to identify excellent second-year undergraduates with an interest in plant science, and support them to ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - An allocation to develop the Tanzanian Cotton and Textiles Programme
£1,300,000 11/10/2007
An allocation to develop a programme in the Tanzanian cotton and textiles sectors. The programme will aim to restructure the cotton sector and build supportive markets to ensure more than 400,000 ....more
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards archive management costs
£200,000 05/07/2007
Towards the costs of managing the Royal Shakespeare Company's archive.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Feasibility study for a Tanzanian cotton and textiles programme
£154,000 20/02/2007
To fund a study assessing the potential for a programme to develop the Tanzanian cotton and textiles sectors.
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How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/04/1967, number: 251988
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
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  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
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  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
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  • 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; AR17: 64 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
Main office

THE PEAK
5 WILTON ROAD
LONDON
SW1V 1AP

Objectives

TO FOR OR TOWARDS ANY CHARITABLE OBJECT OR PURPOSE OR OBJECTS OR PURPOSES THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DEEM PROPER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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