Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
    • No conflicts policy: -1
    • Static board: -3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

    THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION 

    The charity grants donations to charitable organisations in the fields of children and young people, social welfare and health, with a priority to those organisations supporting disabled adults.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
    • The Board composition appears to be rather static

    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
    05/04/23£504£508£-4£0£13,482£1483.500
    05/04/22£455£345£110n/an/an/an/an/a0
    05/04/21£395£689£-294n/an/an/an/an/a0
    05/04/20£451£545£-94n/an/an/an/an/a0
    05/04/19£437£529£-91n/an/an/an/an/a0
    05/04/18£438£501£-63£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/17£404£471£-67£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/16£369£383£-14£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/15£724£203£521£16£10,340£10,340611.500
    05/04/14£1,581£409£1,173£16£9,045£9,045265.700
    05/04/13£243£245£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/12£239£164£75£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/11£236£185£51£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/10£193£212£-19£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/09£269£230£39£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/08£223£203£20£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/07£177£215£-38£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/06*£168£410£-242£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/05£148£183£-36£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/04£144£137£7£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: 0%
    Liabilities/Income: 11%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 1%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.3
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 45 years

    claing_charity@tmf-group.com

    01582439200

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • General Charitable Purposes
    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
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/09/1979, number: 278460
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • 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
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR06: 10 days late,
    Main office

    TMF Global Services Limited
    13th Floor
    1 Angel Court
    London
    EC2R 7HJ

    Objectives

    SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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