Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE HARDING TRUST 

For the benefit of such charitable objects and purposes as the trustees may in their discretion think fit which objects and purposes promote,improve,develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music by sponsoring or by otherwise supporting public concerts, recitals and performances by amateur and professional organisations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • 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

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£179£181£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/22£204£157£48n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21£150£157£-7n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20£196£204£-8n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19*£183£166£16n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£180£180£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17*£164£141£23£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16*£155£151£4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£155£172£-17£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£153£139£14£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13*£149£132£17£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12*£143£152£-9£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£125£127£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£116£152£-36£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£144£141£2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08*£171£145£26£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07*£136£118£18£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06£114£129£-15£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05*£116£134£-18£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£107£129£-22£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 35 years

Jordan.Sewrey@brabners.com

01516003000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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 26/04/1989, number: 328182
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 1 days late, AR17: 4 days late, AR16: 73 days late, AR13: 154 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 268 days late, AR05: 17 days late,
Main office

HORTON HOUSE
EXCHANGE FLAGS
LIVERPOOL
L2 3YL

Objectives

TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PARTS OF THE CAPITAL AT SUCH TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER, FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT WHICH OBJECTS AND PURPOSES PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN STAFFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS, INTER ALIA, BY SPONSORING OR BY OTHERWISE SUPPORTING PUBLIC CONCERTS, RECITALS AND PERFORMANCES BY AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION APPLY UP TO 20 PER CENT OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED INCOME FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

STAFFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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