Finance Score: -12
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Return overdue: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -21 ?

THE LANSDOWNE CHARITABLE TRUST 

The charity makes small grants to a variety of charities, in fields in which the trustees take a personal interest, and very occasional grants to unconnected individuals. The funds are fully committed and speculative applications for grants are not likely to be successful
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static
  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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*£4£9£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21£4£7£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20*£5£9£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19£5£9£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£4£11£-6£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£25£9£16£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£9£11£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£43£22£21£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14*£56£38£18£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£9£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£5£10£-4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£3£7£-4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08*£6£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07*£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 43 years

07860395253

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
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?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/04/1981, number: 282121
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR22: 70 days late, AR20: 63 days late, AR14: 218 days late, AR08: 39 days late, AR07: 405 days late,
Main office

58 Friern Watch Avenue
LONDON
N12 9NU

Objectives

TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND AND ALSO SO MUCH OF THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND AS THE TRUSTEES 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 AT THEIR UNCONTROLLED DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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