Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

CHARITY OF DR SMOULT 

Provision of grants for educational purposes to young persons under 25 who are resident in the Parishes of Northchurch or Wigginton in the County of Hertfordshire
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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£21£20£1n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/21£20£26£-6n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/20£19£14£5n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/19£23£26£-3n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/18£22£28£-6£0£0£0n/a01
31/12/17£21£25£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£17£20£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£20£24£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£19£17£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£20£23£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£20£15£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£19£16£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£20£19£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£18£23£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£23£17£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£22£23£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£19£25£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£18£21£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£17£20£-3£0£0£0n/a00

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

RICHARD.NORTH5@NTLWORLD.COM

01442384271

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

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 10/05/1963, number: 312140
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

8 PAGES CROFT
BERKHAMSTED
HP4 1BX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND:(1) ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; OR(2) HAVE AN ACTIVE ASSOCIATION WITH NORTHCHURCH ST. MARY'S CHURCH

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANCIENT PARISH OF BERKHAMPSTEAD ST. MARY, OTHERWISE NORTHCHURCH, OR THE CIVIL PARISH OF NORTHCHURCH, OR THE PRIORITY CATCHMENT AREA OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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