Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

NEEDHAM'S FOUNDATION 

Provides financial assistance for the provision of items, services and facilities for the community or voluntary aided schools in the area of Ely and to promote the education of persons under the age of 25 who are in need of financial assistance and who are resident in the area of Ely and/or are attending or have at any time attended a community or voluntary aided school in Ely.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
31/12/22£70£141£-71n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£67£62£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£60£90£-30n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£62£89£-26n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£65£63£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£66£62£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£63£69£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£60£32£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£62£61£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£58£62£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£61£49£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£55£41£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£56£53£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£64£77£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£76£49£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£51£32£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£50£38£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£51£78£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£50£54£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

needhamsfoundation@gmail.com

01353699043

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
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 25/02/1963, number: 311338
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

79 Ely Road
Little Downham
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB6 2SN

Objectives

(1) THE PROVISION OF ITEMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR COMMUNITY OR VOLUNTARY AIDED SCHOOLS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; AND (2) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND WHO:(A) ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; AND/OR(B) ARE ATTENDING OR AT ANY TIME HAVE ATTENDED A COMMUNITY OR VOLUNTARY AIDED SCHOOL IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ELY, IN THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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