Overall GiG Score: -8 ?
Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified

THE HELEN AND GEOFFREY DE FREITAS CHARITABLE TRUST 

The main object of the trust is to benefit UK charitable organisations and voluntary umbrella bodies which seek: to conserve countryside and environment in rural Britain; to preserve Britain's cultural heritage; to assist the underpriveleged through community facilities and services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • 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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 55 years

0207 203 5000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
05/04/22£23£81£-58n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21£47£11£36n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20*£26£19£7n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19£25£6£19n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18*£25£7£18£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£23£14£8£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16*£22£28£-6£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£22£27£-5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14*£20£14£6£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£19£7£12£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£18£19£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£17£20£-4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£19£47£-28£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09*£23£56£-33£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08£25£40£-15£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07*£29£26£3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06*£22£26£-3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£22£30£-8£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£21£27£-5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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 27/05/1969, number: 258597
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 178 days late, AR18: 358 days late, AR16: 59 days late, AR14: 136 days late, AR09: 54 days late, AR07: 16 days late, AR06: 6 days late,
Main office

CHARLES RUSSELL LLP
5 FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7RD

Objectives

TO BE APPLIED IN MAKING SUCH SUBSCRIPTIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITABLE BODIES (WHETHER OR NOT BY DEEDS OF CONVENANT) AND SUCH OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR CHARITIES PURPOSES AS THE DESIGNATED PERSON SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN WRITING DIRECT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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