Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -11 ?

THE HENRY LESTER TRUST LIMITED 

Grants and awards to persons from the Peoples Republic of China to study and research in certain specified fields at post-graduate level and above at UK Universities and hospitals
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • The Board is completely 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

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
30/04/22£38£82£-44n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/21£42£82£-40n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/20£44£88£-45n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/19£43£87£-44n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/18£42£79£-37£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/17£42£70£-28£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/16£42£87£-44£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/15£43£81£-37£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/14£46£100£-54£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/13£45£75£-30£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/12£45£76£-31£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/11£43£69£-26£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/10£42£68£-26£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/09£47£65£-18£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/08£56£84£-28£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/07*£56£80£-24£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/06£52£85£-33£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£51£88£-37£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04*£49£83£-35£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years
(66 years as a company)

www.henreylestertrust.com

achamilton@btinternet.com

02088704487

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland,
Who it helps
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 64-84
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/11/1962, number: 313892
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/06/1957, number: 00585533
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 34 days late, AR04: 35 days late,
Main office

1 Plaza Gardens
Apartment 802 Grand Tower
LONDON
Greater London
SW15 2DF

Objectives

THE GENERAL EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ADVANCEMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE OF CHILDREN AND STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND NATIONALITIES, ESPECIALLY CHINESE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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