Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE DR N K SHAH TRUST 

The trust promotes its aims with the co-operation of UK charities such as The Jain Network, Jain Samaj Europe, Jain Sangha of Europe, Ahimsa for Quality of Life, Jain Academy, World Council of Jain Academies and interfaith organisations. The trustees have attended relevant international conferences/meetings and have made donations for relief of poverty, religious education & place of worship.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 4 trustees

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£3,424£129£3,295£77£6,405£12211.3328
05/04/22£11£217£-206n/an/an/an/an/a3
05/04/21£678£49£629£0£2,290£2,290555.901
05/04/20*£1,357£44£1,313£0£1,661£1,661451.100
05/04/19£60£54£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£62£48£14£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£69£94£-25£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£114£94£20£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£44£36£8£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£92£82£10£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£77£80£-3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£100£96£3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£30£8£22£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£103£118£-15£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08*£14£22£-8£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07£26£19£7£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06£13£9£4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£18£20£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 59.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 2%
Reserves/Spending: 11.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 38 years

natubhaishah@gmail.com

07779202998

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Belgium, India, Throughout London, United States,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 3 employees
  • 28 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 12/11/1986, number: 327291
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 105 days late, AR08: 35 days late,
Main office

20 JAMES CLOSE
WOODLANDS
LONDON
NW11 9QX

Objectives

THE ADVANCE OF EDUCATION OR RELIGION WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD AND FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY WHETHER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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