Finance Score: -17
Governance Score: -12
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -29 ?

W W SPOONER CHARITABLE TRUST 

The trust responds to appeals from individuals, institutions, voluntary organisations and charitable groups.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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
05/04/19£92£123£-31n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£86£147£-61£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£73£118£-46£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£78£95£-17£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£69£90£-20£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£71£129£-57£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£71£117£-46£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£74£106£-32£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11*£67£94£-27£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10*£61£107£-46£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09?*£82£132£-50£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07*£83£107£-24£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06*£78£85£-7£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£77£118£-41£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£73£94£-21£0£0£0n/a00

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

01923 237231

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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 05/04/1962, number: 313653
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR11: 38 days late, AR10: 403 days late, AR09: 768 days late, AR07: 15 days late, AR06: 10 days late,
Main office

2 Elliot Road
Watford
WD17 4DF

Objectives

SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECT OR OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME SELECT; WITH HELP TO GIVEN TO (I) THE BUILDING FUND OF NEW HALL, CAMBRIDGE; (II) ANY CLUB OR HOME FOR BOYS; (III) OLD EMPLOYEES OF SPOONER INDUSTRIES LTD. OR THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED (IV) THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF YOUNG EMPLOYEES; (V) THE PURCHASE OF WORKS OF ART FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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