Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    DOUAI ABBEY PARISHES TRUST 

    THE ADVANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN CHURCHES AND PARISHES APPROPRIATED TO DOUAI ABBEY.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
    Established: 27 years

    http://www.douaiabbey.org.uk/our-parishes.php

    dapt@douaiabbey.org.uk

    0118 9715300

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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
    31/08/22£825£696£129£3£5,687£60111112
    31/08/21£676£624£53£0£5,639£561.111112
    31/08/20£690£674£17£14£5,244£440.81380
    31/08/19£861£969£-108£5£5,284£450.61580
    31/08/18£927£838£89£0£5,352£470.731
    31/08/17£904£827£77£5£4,404£440.630
    31/08/16£771£793£-23£22£4,215£540.840
    31/08/15£723£900£-177£8£4,111£390.540
    31/08/14£696£700£-4£6£4,331£390.740
    31/08/13£930£739£191£7£3,773£350.640
    31/08/12£904£724£179£8£3,492£290.550
    31/08/11£790£712£78£9£3,271£260.450
    31/08/10*£648£651£-2£8£3,174£250.560
    31/08/09£623£633£-10£5£3,113£380.760
    31/08/08£646£551£94£5£3,140£46160
    31/08/07*£636£686£-50£5£3,095£510.9180
    31/08/06*£541£537£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/05£586£547£40£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/04£683£604£80£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.5%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.7%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 6%
    Liabilities/Income: 41%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 1%
    Reserves/Spending: 1 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
    Quick Ratio: 2
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Religious Activities
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Reading, Warwickshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 11 employees
    • 112 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
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £10,000 04/07/2019
    Community Hall Renovation Project
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Amplify youth group
    £3,454 19/11/2018
    We want equipment to continue to help young people in Ormskirk and beyond to gain access to the DofE Awards.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (9)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/07/1997, number: 1063237
    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; AR10: 13 days late, AR07: 28 days late, AR06: 38 days late,
    Main office

    Douai Abbey
    Upper Woolhampton
    READING
    RG7 5TG

    Objectives

    THE ADVANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION BY PROMOTING IN CHURCHES AND PARISHES APPROPRIATED TO DOUAI ABBEY AFORESAID

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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