Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE BARNET RECREATIONAL TRUST 

Donations to local community charities, including the development of youth rugby football.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £8,591,736 available, equivalent to 290 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 41 years

bob.howell2@hotmail.com

01707652179

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
05/04/23£8,487£356£8,131£14£8,592£8,592289.500
05/04/22£76£72£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21£98£35£63n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20£114£70£44n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19£23£13£11n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£323£16£307£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£5£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£0£3£-3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£3£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£3£5£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£3£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£0£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08*£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07£3£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06£3£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£0£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 289.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Barnet,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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 21/12/1982, number: 285974
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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR08: 14 days late,
Main office

5 PINE GROVE
BROOKMANS PARK
HATFIELD
AL9 7BP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE (BENEFICIAL AREA) BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OR IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE (BENEFICIAL ARE) AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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