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Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

THE CARPENTERS COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST 

The charity supports the Building Crafts College through an annual grant and also makes grants to other charities and individuals within the building craft.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £8,384,664 available, equivalent to 52 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
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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
30/06/23£1,771£1,931£-160£177£37,325£8,38552.100
30/06/22£1,428£1,740£-311£72£34,715£7,99655.200
30/06/21£1,185£1,555£-370£34£35,988£8,25963.700
30/06/20£1,195£1,513£-318£0£32,874£8,23365.300
30/06/19£1,636£1,423£213£0£31,924£8,45271.300
30/06/18£1,422£1,253£169£0£30,750£7,84175.100
30/06/17£1,503£1,258£244£0£29,152£7,59972.500
30/06/16£1,484£1,154£330£0£26,713£6,93872.100
30/06/15£1,099£1,364£-264£6£24,647£6,32755.700
30/06/14£1,101£1,037£64£6£23,532£6,26972.500
30/06/13£1,065£942£123£6£22,235£6,10877.800
30/06/12£1,030£1,229£-198£5£20,140£5,86457.300
30/06/11£936£877£59£6£21,030£5,98881.900
30/06/10£954£1,207£-253£5£18,627£5,76257.300
30/06/09£1,470£994£476£6£16,897£5,92771.600
30/06/08£2,744£976£1,768£4£19,744£5,98073.500
30/06/07£1,012£876£136£5£19,560£4,28558.700
30/06/06£751£697£54£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£669£557£113£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£12,420£631£11,788£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 56%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 22%
Reserves/Spending: 52.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Established: 45 years

www.carpentersco.com/pages/charities/carpente

info@carpentersco.com

02075887001

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Technical, vocational and continuing education
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/02/1979, number: 276996
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

CARPENTERS' HALL
1 THROGMORTON AVENUE
LONDON
EC2N 2JJ

Objectives

TO APPLY BOTH CAPITAL AND INCOME FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITIES AND FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE COURT OF ASSISTANTS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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