Finance Score: -20
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -31 ?

THE BANBURY BLUE COAT FOUNDATION 

The Banbury Bluecoat Foundation issues school clothing vouchers for children of parents on income support or the equivalent. It also makes grants to Church of England Sunday schools and to other educational activities in the town.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
31/03/19£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£15£15£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£15£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£15£13£3£0£0£0n/a09
31/03/14£15£18£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£15£21£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£15£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£15£15£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£14£9£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£14£8£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£14£5£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£12£14£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£20£22£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£11£17£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£6£10£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

dahitchcox@gmail.com

01295253733

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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 19/11/1962, number: 309191
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR05: 23 days late,
Main office

1 DORCHESTER GROVE
BANBURY
OX16 0BD

Objectives

1. PROVISION OF FACILITIES AT ST MARY'S C OF E VC PRIMARY SCHOOL, BANBURY AND IN SUPPORTING RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION BY MEANS OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS OR OTHERWISE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT 2. PROMOTING EDUCATION OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING BY (A) AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION AND (B) PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY ASSISTING THEM WITH TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION OR TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF BANBURY TOWN COUNCIL, OXFORDSHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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