Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE MAUD ELKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST 

Such charitable trusts and for such charitable purposes as the trustees at their absolute discretion think fit and with the intention (without prejudice to the generaility of the trust) that the income shall be applied by the trustees for charitable purposes in Desborough and the counties of Northampton or in either of them, and also Leicestershire and Rutland.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates all of its income

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was 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£576£706£-130£0£34,591£62410.600
31/03/22£598£738£-140£0£36,236£6761100
31/03/21£495£531£-36n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£639£818£-179£0£27,472£70110.300
31/03/19£650£607£43£0£30,775£8101600
31/03/18£640£718£-78£0£29,182£69911.700
31/03/17£695£664£31£0£29,375£71512.900
31/03/16*£614£642£-28£0£25,407£62911.700
31/03/15£605£626£-21£16£26,479£60511.600
31/03/14£576£606£-30£15£24,747£57411.400
31/03/13£570£679£-109£15£23,851£5569.800
31/03/12£578£600£-22£16£21,530£62412.500
31/03/11£508£614£-106£13£21,463£60811.900
31/03/10£582£533£49£16£20,498£67815.300
31/03/09£618£790£-171£15£16,265£5979.100
31/03/08£697£573£124£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£677£538£139£15£20,824£57612.900
31/03/06£512£578£-66£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£526£495£31£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£496£826£-330£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 2%
Reserves/Spending: 10.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 6.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 52 years

helen.pole@shma.co.uk

01162574462

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Rutland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/05/1972, number: 263929
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

Shakespeare Martineau
One Colton Square
LEICESTER
LE1 1QH

Objectives

SUCH CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT AND WITH THE INTENTION (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE TRUST) THAT THE INCOME SHALL BE APPLIED BY THE TRUSTEES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN DESBOROUGH AND THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON OR IN EITHER OF THEM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DESBOROUGH AND THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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