Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
2 Trustees: -2
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: -3

COL WILFRED HORATIO MICHOLLS DECEASED CHARITABLE TRUST FUND

The trustees consider the wishes of the testator in considering donees.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 2 trustees
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

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		£22	£0	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/22	*	£24	£24	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/21		£13	£24	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/20		£22	£24	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/19		£22	£22	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£21	£22	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£21	£22	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£20	£22	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£19	£22	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£19	£20	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£19	£16	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£22	£20	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£10	£13	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£16	£16	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£111	£402	£-291	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£21	£17	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£16	£15	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/06		£15	£15	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/05		£15	£15	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/04		£15	£16	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 47 years

claire@mellspark.com

02074020602

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Gender Split

ROBERT BERNARD WALEY-COHEN, Other trusteeship: ROBERT AND FELICITY WALEY-COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST,

THE HON MICHAEL JOHN SAMUEL, Other trusteeships: THE PETER SAMUEL ROYAL FREE FUND, PETER SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE M J SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HON A G SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUST, FULL FACT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/04/1977, number: 267472

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 7 days late,

Main office

Mells Park House
Mells Park
Mells
Frome
BA11 3QB

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE CLEAR INCOME AND AT THEIR DISCRETION THE WHOLE OR PART OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY AS THEY THINK FIT FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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