Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN CHARITABLE TRUST 

Supporting people with disability and/or epilepsy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 42 years

01428 656562

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
05/04/23£182£149£33n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/22£111£91£19n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21£3,799£22£3,777£0£4,375£4,3752387.400
05/04/20£12£8£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19*£7£4£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£11£4£7£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£11£3£7£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£10£3£7£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£6£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£9£4£5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£8£5£3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£9£5£4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£7£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£8£3£5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£9£4£5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08*£9£2£7£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07*£7£5£3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06*£10£7£3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05*£8£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

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 02/02/1982, number: 326026
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 5 days late, AR08: 37 days late, AR07: 39 days late, AR06: 10 days late, AR05: 9 days late,
Main office

Blue Hills
Three Gates Lane
HASLEMERE
Surrey
GU27 2ET

Objectives

TO PAY OR APPLY THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND AND THE ANNUAL INCOME THEREOF TO OR FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITAABLE ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT IN SUCH SHARES AND IN SUCH MANNER IN ALL RESPECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR LIKE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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