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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE PRIVY PURSE CHARITABLE TRUST 

The aims of the Privy Purse Charitable Trust are to make grants to charities of which The Queen is Patron, support ecclesiastical establishments associated with The Queen and to make contributions in the event of either National or International disasters.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £5,073,664 available, equivalent to 96 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
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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
31/03/23£850£635£215£0£5,074£5,07495.900
31/03/22£178£675£-498n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£98£694£-595n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£796£635£161£0£4,603£4,6038700
31/03/19£826£666£160£0£4,791£4,79186.400
31/03/18£735£569£166£0£4,402£4,40292.900
31/03/17£670£399£272£0£4,273£4,273128.700
31/03/16£620£414£207£13£3,438£3,43899.800
31/03/15£623£470£152£8£3,412£3,41287.100
31/03/14£602£638£-36£4£3,018£3,01856.800
31/03/13£524£492£32£3£2,943£2,94371.800
31/03/12£518£423£96£4£2,562£2,56272.700
31/03/11£540£558£-18£3£2,487£2,48753.500
31/03/10£532£499£33£7£2,332£2,33256.100
31/03/09£418£351£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£432£335£97£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£420£310£110£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£378£654£-276£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£361£293£68£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£323£382£-59£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 52%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 95.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 37 years

mike.stevens@royal.uk

02079304832

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
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
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/02/1987, number: 296079
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

BUCKINGHAM PALACE
LONDON
SW1A 1AA

Objectives

TO PAY OR APPLY OR CAUSE TO BE PAID OR APPLIED AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT THE INCOME AND IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND IN OR TOWARDS THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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