Finance Score: -19
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Dormant: -10
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -30 ?

THE WILKINSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 

The trust objects are to provide funds to or for such charitable purposes, trustees, institutions or corporate bodies and for the advancement of scientific knowledge and education at Imperial College in the University of London or such other place or places and in such manner as the trustees may from time to time in their absolute discretion determine.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £0
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
05/04/18*£65£96£-31£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17*£64£76£-13£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£61£56£5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£48£53£-5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14*£45£33£12£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13*£48£50£-3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£40£51£-11£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£36£76£-40£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10*£33£58£-25£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£49£60£-11£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08£62£80£-18£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07*£49£99£-50£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06*£57£91£-34£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£49£75£-26£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04*£47£58£-11£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: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
Established: 46 years

02073990930

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups

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 26/07/1978, number: 276214
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR18: 479 days late, AR17: 51 days late, AR14: 4 days late, AR13: 127 days late, AR10: 49 days late, AR07: 0 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR04: 0 days late,
Main office

Irwin Mitchell Llp
Thomas Eggar House
Friary Lane
CHICHESTER
PO19 1UF

Objectives

(1) TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES TRUSTEES INSTITUTIONS OR CORPORATE BODIES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE. (2) TO OR FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION AT IMPERIAL COLLGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON OR SUCH OTHER PLACE OR PLACES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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