Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

GRACE CHARITABLE TRUST 

Christian Based ActivitiesEducationSocial & MedicalGeneral charitable purposes
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,652,481 available, equivalent to 33 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
30/04/23£1,167£1,332£-164£21£3,652£3,65232.900
30/04/22£1,078£1,102£-24£22£3,855£3,8554200
30/04/21£2,122£893£1,229£0£3,942£3,9425300
30/04/20£690£650£40£0£2,713£2,71350.100
30/04/19£555£520£35£0£2,673£2,67361.700
30/04/18£691£498£193£1£2,638£2,63863.600
30/04/17£854£660£194£0£2,445£2,44544.500
30/04/16£400£340£60£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/15£547£509£38£3£2,191£0n/a00
30/04/14*£394£254£141£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/13£304£395£-91£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/12£300£151£149£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/11£570£1,017£-447£6£1,955£1,95523.100
30/04/10£850£988£-138£2£2,402£2,40229.200
30/04/09£634£1,559£-925£2£2,540£2,54019.600
30/04/08£80£329£-249£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/07*£92£346£-254£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/06£116£488£-372£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£115£625£-510£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04*£98£493£-394£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 32.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 27
Asset Split ?
Established: 39 years

gracecharitabletrust@live.co.uk

01928 740773

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

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 19/11/1985, number: 292984
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR14: 23 days late, AR07: 14 days late, AR04: 11 days late,
Main office

Swinford House GCT Office
Nortons Lane
Great Barrow
CHESTER
Cheshire
CH3 7JZ

Objectives

SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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