Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST 

COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST IS A GRANT-MAKING CHARITY THAT FUNDS CHARITIES AND CHURCHES IN KENT.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates all of its income
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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£859£3,873£-3,014£341£30,796£30,79695.460
31/03/22£662£2,601£-1,939£250£33,693£33,693155.460
31/03/21£810£3,108£-2,298£94£32,968£32,968127.360
31/03/20£766£5,732£-4,966£0£32,458£32,4586860
31/03/19£549£2,069£-1,519£0£39,017£39,017226.330
05/04/18£543£3,019£-2,476£0£29,617£29,617117.720
05/04/17£486£1,566£-1,080£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£480£1,305£-825£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£572£951£-379£61£21,654£10,69113520
05/04/14£462£514£-52£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£510£1,159£-649£60£18,317£18,317189.610
05/04/12£596£754£-158£44£17,172£17,172273.310
05/04/11£605£12,937£-12,332£52£14,782£14,78213.720
05/04/10£601£5,295£-4,695£48£26,238£26,23859.510
05/04/09£831£800£31£40£26,905£26,905403.520
05/04/08£910£1,280£-370£41£28,627£28,544267.610
05/04/07£870£2,901£-2,031£44£26,950£26,930111.410
05/04/06£2,583£778£1,806£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£703£653£50£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£750£601£149£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 415%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 95.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 55 years

www.cfct.org.uk

grantadmin@cfct.org.uk

02089483388

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 6 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/06/1969, number: 258958
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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; all on time
Main office

34 Hill Street
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 1TW

Objectives

TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHATSOEVER AT SUCH TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK PROPER

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNRESTRICTED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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