Finance Score: -17
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -17 ?

THE M D AND S CHARITABLE TRUST 

Making grant to those organisations coming within the objects of the charity.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,714,232 available, equivalent to 60 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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*£645£946£-301£0£4,714£4,71459.800
05/04/21*£544£740£-196£0£5,011£5,01181.300
05/04/20£734£688£46£0£5,268£5,26891.900
05/04/19*£760£334£426£0£5,227£5,227187.600
05/04/18*£3,426£804£2,622£0£4,801£4,80171.700
05/04/17*£402£978£-576£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16*£923£384£539£0£2,762£2,76286.400
05/04/15£328£311£17£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£241£232£9£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13*£324£328£-5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12?*£361£337£24£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10*£188£323£-136£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09*£247£262£-15£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08*£318£350£-32£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07*£323£576£-253£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06£217£229£-12£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05*£282£154£128£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04*£142£178£-36£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 39.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 59.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 47 years

02072722255

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Barnet, Hackney, Israel,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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 24/08/1977, number: 273992
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR22: 163 days late, AR21: 138 days late, AR19: 265 days late, AR18: 128 days late, AR17: 101 days late, AR16: 26 days late, AR13: 80 days late, AR12: 445 days late, AR10: 256 days late, AR09: 134 days late, AR08: 125 days late, AR07: 149 days late, AR05: 24 days late, AR04: 34 days late,
Main office

479 HOLLOWAY ROAD
LONDON
N7 6LE

Objectives

TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALSO SO MUCH OF THE CAPITAL AS THE SETTLOR MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE; TO SUCH CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AND IN SUCH MANNER AND SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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