Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

CHESCOMBE TRUST LIMITED 

Chescombe Trust provides a home , care and support for adults who have a Learning Disability.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Established: 33 years

www.chescombetrust.co.uk

cpanter@chescombetrust.co.uk

01179696024

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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
31/03/23£1,882£1,777£105£0£2,785£2,67318.1540
31/03/22£1,791£1,718£73£0£2,680£2,55917.9540
31/03/21£1,838£1,623£214£0£2,606£2,48618.4560
31/03/20£1,721£1,532£189£0£2,392£2,26317.7550
31/03/19£1,624£1,484£140£0£2,203£2,08616.9551
31/03/18£1,345£1,356£-11£0£2,068£1,94617.2530
31/03/17£1,229£1,249£-20£0£2,078£1,95118.7470
31/03/16£1,211£1,125£86£0£2,098£1,96220.9440
31/03/15£1,195£1,047£148£7£2,023£1,87721.5430
31/03/14£1,398£1,109£289£8£1,875£1,71518.6450
31/03/13£968£1,077£-109£11£1,586£1,40815.7450
31/03/12£1,099£966£133£0£1,610£1,52819390
31/03/11£1,020£886£134£0£1,476£1,39518.9290
31/03/10£834£717£117£0£1,342£1,34222.5310
31/03/09£844£705£139£0£1,226£1,22620.9290
31/03/08*£714£668£46£0£1,087£1,08719.5240
31/03/07*£685£651£34£0£1,041£1,04119.2220
31/03/06£658£664£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£646£634£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£640£667£-27£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: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 18.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 8.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 54 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-75
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/03/1991, number: 1002187
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/02/1991, number: 02585927
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR08: 14 days late, AR07: 48 days late,
Main office

CHESCOMBE TRUST
168 Gloucester Road
Patchway
BRISTOL
BS34 5BG

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED FROM THE DISABILITIES ATTENDANT UPON THEIR HANDICAP PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF RUDOLF STEINER

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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