Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST 

Providing donations and grants for charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates all of its income
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/22£2,515£2,889£-374£0£66,773£5522.300
31/12/21£2,901£2,406£495£0£82,120£8404.200
31/12/20£16,092£1,565£14,527£0£47,896£15,300117.300
31/12/19£1,830£1,947£-117£0£43,862£-93-0.600
31/12/18£1,573£1,588£-15£0£46,604£240.200
31/12/17£1,492£1,453£39£0£45,174£390.300
31/12/16£1,360£1,445£-85£0£36,702£0n/a00
31/12/15£1,260£1,459£-199£44£37,069£0n/a00
31/12/14£3,678£3,778£-100£19£35,705£0n/a00
31/12/13£1,163£1,623£-460£12£32,267£0n/a00
31/12/12£2,287£1,815£471£10£27,418£1200.800
31/12/11*£1,324£652£672£8£27,941£5249.600
31/12/10£1,826£512£1,313£8£23,754£1052.500
31/12/09£5,436£497£4,939£7£16,385£0n/a00
31/12/08£574£363£212£7£12,074£0n/a00
31/12/07£721£442£279£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£911£365£545£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£1,667£224£1,443£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£287£404£-117£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 1%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 10.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 35 years

info@scts.org.uk

02078347717

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
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 25/09/1989, number: 802142
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR11: 8 days late,
Main office

John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust
Swire House
59 Buckingham Gate
London
SW1E 6AJ

Objectives

SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE SETTLOR SHALL IN WRITING DIRECT OR IN DEFAULT OF DIRECTION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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