Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE ALBRIGHTON TRUST LIMITED 

The charity's activities are the provision of facilities for the recreation, entertainment, pleasure, rehabilitation or general life improvement for the infirm, disabled, sick and aged.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 34 years

www.albrightontrust.org.uk

sandie@albrightontrust.org.uk

01902372441

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UN SDGs
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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
31/10/22£181£176£4n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/10/21£193£136£58n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/10/20£145£163£-18n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/10/19£130£138£-7n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/10/18£191£189£2£0£0£0n/a040
31/10/17£187£185£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£220£219£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15*£220£191£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£218£210£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£144£141£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12£102£118£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11£145£155£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/10£117£157£-41£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/09£55£118£-64£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/08*£227£161£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/07£161£158£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/06£213£196£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£200£183£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04*£260£206£55£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Shropshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Coronation Garden - (An Introduction to Volunteering)
£1,270 17/03/2023
The funding will be used to establish a community garden as a tribute to the King's coronation. The project aims to enhance the inclusivity of gardening for individuals with disabilities promote ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Albrighton Trust, Moat and Gardens
£1,571 23/10/2021
We want to buy gardening tools and seeds as part of a project to provide garden therapy for key workers who are suffering from poor mental health as a result of increased work pressures.
National Lottery Community Fund - Me & You Growing Togeher
£222,901 26/10/2018
48
This funding will be used to provide educational and recreational activities for people with disabilities, special needs and ill health, such as angling, gardening and woodwork. This provides ....more
Sport England - Disability angling platforms
£38,620 24/10/2017
7
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Disability angling platforms'. This project is a Angling project, with a focus on beneficiaries with ....more
Sport England - Disability angling platforms
£38,620 24/10/2017
6
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund Pathfinder funding programme for a Capital project titled Disability angling platforms. This project is a Angling project, with a focus on ....more
DCMS - ALB-Disability angling platforms
£38,620 24/10/2017
[Placeholder]
Sport England - Project Development Costs
£5,000 22/02/2017
1
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund Pathfinder funding programme for a Capital project titled Project Development Costs. This project lists its main activity as Angling
National Lottery Community Fund - Me and You.
£287,074 30/05/2013
60
The aim of this new project by The Albrighton Trust Limited (TATL) is to support young people from South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Birmingham and Wolverhampton, who are socially excluded and ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Albrighton Trust
£20,000 08/03/2011
Towards core costs to support improvement of the engagement and education provision.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 60-72
  • PAUL MURRAY (Chair) Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Chartered Account
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/10/1990, number: 1000402
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/10/1990, number: 02548012
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR15: 8 days late, AR08: 43 days late, AR04: 26 days late,
Main office

ALBRIGHTON TRUST LTD
BLUE HOUSE LANE
ALBRIGHTON
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV7 3FL

Objectives

TO PROVIDE SPORTS, ARTS, EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND/OR AGE RELATED DISABILITIES AND THEIR CARERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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