Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -5

THE THEMBISA TRUST

Thembisa's aim is to give a chance in life to some of South Africa's disadvantaged people by working in partnership with grassroots development projects. One focus is on small start-up projects unable to attract funding elsewhere.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/23	*	£12	£12	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/03/22		£14	£13	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/21		£21	£21	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/20		£15	£16	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/19	*	£20	£13	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/18		£14	£13	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£7	£10	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£9	£8	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£8	£5	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£12	£14	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£13	£13	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£11	£9	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£10	£10	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£30	£31	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£11	£18	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£16	£8	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£35	£33	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£17	£18	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£17	£21	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£13	£12	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 34 years

www.thembisatrust.org

contact@thembisatrust.org

01865766117

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

South Africa, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
11 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Gender Split

CAROLINE JANE MATHEW Appointed: 2021

GRACE TOWNSHEND Appointed: 1997

JENNY CAMONS

MR FRANK ADAM (Chair)

MRS TONIA COPE BOWLEY

PETER BRAITHWAITE

REVD DR ELIZABETH DOROTHEA HARRIET CARMICHAEL MBE, Other trusteeship: THE SAINT THEOSEVIA TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/1990, number: 801978

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 61 days late, AR19: 243 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR15: 16 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR08: 15 days late, AR07: 369 days late, AR06: 38 days late,

Main office

34 TRINITY ROAD
HEADINGTON
OXFORD
OX3 8LQ

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF POOR AND DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AND PRIMARILY IN SOUTH AFRICA INCLUDING THE IMPROVEMENT OF RESOURCES AND THE PROVISION OF BURSARIES. (B) TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AND PRIMARILY IN SOUTH AFRICA. (C) TO PROMOTE THE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTHERN AFRICA

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