Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

Accounts overdue -5

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE TRAIDCRAFT EXCHANGE

Traidcraft Exchange trading as Transform Trade are a global community of farmers, workers, collectives, campaigners, donors and supporters, we work together for trade that values people over profit. We partner with people who are fighting for their communities and finding better ways to trade. Wherever possible, the people who are directly experiencing injustice in trade lead our work.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Established: 29 years

www.transform-trade.org

charlotte.timson@transform-trade.org

01914976445

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/22		£4,244	£3,542	£702	£753	£2,069	£1,716	5.8	55	0
31/03/21		£3,825	£3,336	£489	£671	£1,357	£1,097	3.9	54	0
31/03/20		£3,090	£3,374	£-284	£679	£927	£817	2.9	54	0
31/03/19		£3,182	£3,200	£-18	£588	£1,199	£1,097	4.1	53	1
31/03/18		£3,134	£2,857	£277	£603	£1,307	£1,113	4.7	47	1
31/03/17		£3,406	£3,223	£183	£561	£1,072	£906	3.4	43	0
31/03/16		£2,978	£2,955	£23	£494	£931	£880	3.6	45	0
31/03/15		£3,373	£3,275	£98	£618	£920	£858	3.1	45	0
31/03/14		£3,428	£3,408	£20	£656	£960	£809	2.8	44	0
31/03/13		£3,028	£3,331	£-303	£619	£929	£781	2.8	42	0
31/03/12		£4,148	£3,605	£543	£625	£1,045	£641	2.1	42	0
31/03/11		£3,465	£3,226	£239	£569	£588	£335	1.2	40	0
31/03/10		£3,570	£3,854	£-284	£623	£323	£123	0.4	48	0
31/03/09		£3,187	£3,500	£-313	£740	£894	£642	2.2	48	0
31/03/08		£3,258	£3,206	£52	£690	£1,218	£993	3.7	45	0
31/03/07		£2,795	£2,641	£154	£736	£1,051	£693	3.1	43	0
31/03/06	*	£2,296	£2,127	£169	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£2,239	£1,956	£283	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£2,516	£2,422	£94	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 17.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 21.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 5.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Lambeth, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, Tanzania,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

55 employees

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Dulverton Trust	£45,962
Joseph Rowntree Foundation	£37,272
National Lottery Community Fund	£15,682
Foundation Scotland	£200

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Dulverton Trust - Supporting farmer organisations to grow their enterprises in Meru and Kitui
£30,533	07/06/2023	Supporting farmer organisations to grow their enterprises in Meru and Kitui
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Traidcraft
£100	03/11/2021	General charitable donation From W Scott
Dulverton Trust - Female Farmers in Kenya
£15,429	09/06/2021	Female Farmers in Kenya
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Traidcraft
£100	05/11/2020	General charitable donation From W Scott
National Lottery Community Fund - Co-creation Workshop for Disability Inclusion in East African Agricult
£15,682	02/09/2019 1	Co-creation Workshop for Disability Inclusion in East African Agricult
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Traidcraft Exchange
£37,272	12/07/2019 24	Responsible business research and advocacy
National Lottery Community Fund - Safeguarding and Audit for Inclusion of PWD?s in Coco, Coffee and Palm
£35,500	29/03/2019 43	Safeguarding and Audit for Inclusion of PWD's in Coco, Coffee and Palm
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusion of PWDs: the cocoa, coffee and palm oil value chains Tanzani
£497,065	28/03/2018 48	Inclusion of PWDs: the cocoa, coffee and palm oil value chains Tanzani
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusion of PWDs: the coffee & cocoa value chains Tanzania
£46,830	28/11/2017 12	Traidcraft recognised that they needed to conduct a deeper and participatory market assessment to deepen understanding of the markets in these sectors and knowledge and data on disabled people in the ....more Traidcraft recognised that they needed to conduct a deeper and participatory market assessment to deepen understanding of the markets in these sectors and knowledge and data on disabled people in the target regions.
Comic Relief - Juicing Justice for Farmers
£625,489	25/11/2015 48	After long civil war, farmers in the Casamance, Senegal, are developing the economy and have several unusual wild fruits to sell which qualify as so-called ‘superfoods’. This project helps 2,200 ....more After long civil war, farmers in the Casamance, Senegal, are developing the economy and have several unusual wild fruits to sell which qualify as so-called ‘superfoods’. This project helps 2,200 farmers to organise a marketing association, set up collection centres and care better for their land and wild forests. Around 880 women farmers will be directly supported to meet, learn new skills and to ensure their active representation in the new organisations. Two Senegalese social enterprises are contributing to the project and provide the link to growing European markets. A UK Fair Trade juice pioneer will build a Fair Trade brand and means of distribution for these unique products.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sustainable Farms, Sustainable Futures
£457,690	29/04/2015 48	Sustainable Farms, Sustainable Futures
National Lottery Community Fund - Jute: Empowered Women Ensured Livelihoods
£492,963	13/10/2014 47	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Flourishing in Vulnerable Environments
£497,923	26/06/2014 36	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Alternative Livelihood Options
£497,252	21/06/2012 60	This project will improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers by linking them to information, skills, services and markets that will reduce production costs, increase productivity and improve ....more This project will improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers by linking them to information, skills, services and markets that will reduce production costs, increase productivity and improve access to resources. The project will build the collective power of disadvantaged farmers by organising them into 240 groups. This will enable services to be provided more effectively and allow farmers to take collective actions such as bulk purchasing of farming inputs or equipment, or negotiating better prices.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 46-73

DAVID PAIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Ceo, Diocese Of Salisbury

JUDITH KIRTON-DARLING Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trade Unionist

KARIMI KINOTI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Africa Division

LAURENCE SEWELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/08/1995, number: 1048752
Registered at Companies House on 10/03/1995, number: 03031674

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

29/03/2022 - Asset transfer in from WOOD GREEN MENNONITE CHURCH TRUST
21/03/2024 - Asset transfer in from WORLD IN EDUCATION FOR FAIR TRADE

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WOOD GREEN MENNONITE CHURCH TRUST on 29/03/2022
Asset transfer in from WORLD IN EDUCATION FOR FAIR TRADE on 21/03/2024

Main office

Traidcraft Exchange
5th Floor
7-15 Pink Lane
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 5DW

Objectives

I)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH PROVIDING TRAINING (INCLUDING TRAINING IN BUSINESS SKILLS) AND INFORMATION (INCLUDING INFORMATION ON MARKETING) FOR PRODUCERS,SUPPLIERS AND TRADING PARTNERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; II)THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF STUDIES IN ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, SOCIAL, TECHNICAL AND THEOLOGICAL SUBJECTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT ISSUES ARISING FROM NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRADING PRACTICES AND THE BENEFITS OF TRADING FAIRLY; III)THE PROMOTION OF OTHER PURPOSES THAT ARE CHARITABLE WITHIN THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND; IV)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY COMMENDING THAT RELIGION TO PERSONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND ELSEWHERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OVERSEAS

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