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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

BENESCO CHARITY LIMITED

Generating income from property and other investments in order to make grants to various registered charities including but not exclusively in the fields of medicine, education and welfare.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
05/04/23£7,388£17,541£-10,153£1,659£153,629£153,629105.100
05/04/22£8,050£27,320£-19,270£1,749£187,683£187,68382.400
05/04/21£9,845£7,472£2,373£811£206,509£206,509331.700
05/04/20£10,188£7,963£2,225£1,404£212,146£212,146319.700
05/04/19£8,917£7,730£1,187£0£213,852£213,85233200
05/04/18£7,554£10,023£-2,470£0£220,600£220,600264.100
05/04/17£7,451£10,762£-3,311£0£226,932£226,93225300
05/04/16*£7,517£7,833£-316£0£226,394£226,394346.800
05/04/15£8,174£8,884£-710£21£208,938£208,938282.200
05/04/14£8,547£7,388£1,159£20£180,372£180,37229300
05/04/13£8,252£6,724£1,528£19£166,703£166,703297.500
05/04/12£7,679£8,363£-684£19£146,444£146,444210.100
05/04/11£9,636£7,929£1,706£20£139,234£139,234210.700
05/04/10£8,674£5,521£3,153£19£130,338£130,338283.300
05/04/09*£8,727£5,396£3,331£18£122,836£122,836273.200
05/04/08£8,110£7,966£143£17£147,121£147,121221.600
05/04/07*£7,391£7,017£375£16£150,205£150,205256.900
05/04/06*£6,883£6,612£271n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/05*£5,777£4,129£1,648n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/04*£6,991£6,804£187n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 105.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 55 years

02070792506

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-70
  • DAVID WOLFSON QC Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Queens Counsel
  • HONOURABLE ANDREW DANIEL WOLFSON (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • JONATHAN RAGOL-LEVY Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Bank Manager
  • MIKAEL BREUER-WEIL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/02/1970, number: 269181
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/02/1970, number: 00972762
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 26 days late, AR09: 12 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR06: 13 days late, AR05: 12 days late, AR04: 34 days late,
Main office

Benesco Charity Ltd
8/10 Hallam Street
London
W1W 6NS

Objectives

TO FURTHER ANY PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RECOGNISED BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AS CHARITABLE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18TH FEBRUARY 1970).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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