Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

THE UMBRELLA FUND 

Makes grants to charities in Northamptonshire working in the field of learning disabilities.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/03/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£5£7£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£4£9£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£6£2£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£12£14£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£9£7£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/08£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/06£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/05£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/04£0£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 34 years

northamptonshireumbrellafund@gmail.com

01604891487

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Animal sanctuaries and shelters
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/04/1990, number: 803268
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE UMBRELLA FUND
COTTON'S FARMHOUSE
WHISTON ROAD
COGENHOE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
NN7 1NL

Objectives

TO RELIEVE AND TO PROMOTE THE BETTER CARE AND/OR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HANDICAP AND WHO LIVE IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON OR THE NEIGHBOURING AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE OR THE NEIGHBOURING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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