Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE DEERFOLD TRUST 

Premises available for group meetings spiritual healing, meditation, lectures, discussion etc. Donations to 'Good Causes'.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

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
08/03/23£52£12£41n/an/an/an/an/a4
08/03/22£24£14£10n/an/an/an/an/a10
08/03/21£7£13£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
08/03/20£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
08/03/19£4£18£-14n/an/an/an/an/a0
08/03/18£1£8£-6£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/17£12£9£4£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/16£8£18£-11£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/15£45£18£27£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/14£7£16£-9£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/13£13£15£-2£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/12*£10£17£-7£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/11*£7£15£-8£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/10£8£22£-14£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/09£11£15£-4£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/08£24£14£10£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/07£12£22£-10£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/06£19£12£7£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/05£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
08/03/04£14£11£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 39 years

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Kent, Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/06/1985, number: 326856
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR12: 5 days late, AR11: 12 days late,
Main office

11 THE CROFT
SUTHERLAND AVENUE
BEXHILL-ON-SEA
TN39 3QU

Objectives

(A) TO RELIEVE NEED AMONGST INDIVIDUALS AND MAKE GRANTS OR DONATIONS TO ORGANISATIONS WHO ARE ENGATED IN THE FIELD OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL AND MEDICAL PURSUITS INCLUDING PHYSICAL MENTAL OR SPIRITUAL HEALING OR ANY OF THEM. (B) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO METHODS OF PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALING TREATMENTS AND THE REHABILITATION OF THE SICK WHETHER IN MIND OR BODY AND MAKE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE TRUST DEED)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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