Finance Score: -13
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -11 ?

THE TORCH TRUST 

Grants to educational institutions
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
31/03/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£0£11£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£0£9£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£0£21£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£0£12£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£0£9£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£3£143£-141£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£128£30£98£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£7£8£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£7£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 55 years

02088027684

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other education services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/02/1969, number: 257974
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 14 days late, AR21: 42 days late, AR20: 3 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR08: 7 days late, AR07: 33 days late, AR06: 29 days late, AR05: 37 days late, AR04: 73 days late,
Main office

31 LEADALE ROAD
LONDON
N16 6BZ

Objectives

TO SUCH CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AND IN SUCH MANNER AND SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE SETTLOR MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BY NOTICE DIRECT AND SUBJECT TO AND IN DEFAULT OF ANY SUCH DIRECTION AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR UNCONTROLLED DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND FOREIGN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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