Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 15

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 23

MICHAEL ROBERTS CHARITABLE TRUST

To provide voluntary work and social opportunities for people with a disability and people who are socially disadvantaged. To provide emergency food for people in crisis and to reduce companies food wastage and redistribute it back into the community in Harlow and the surrounding area.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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	£370	£346	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/03/22	£234	£255	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	136
31/03/21	£277	£170	£107	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/20	£176	£166	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/03/19	£169	£151	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	138
31/03/18	£158	£141	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£100	£142	£-42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£175	£127	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£139	£119	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£108	£96	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£108	£108	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£112	£99	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£100	£91	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£103	£85	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£106	£74	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£72	£63	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£57	£73	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£72	£70	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£53	£60	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£69	£45	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 27 years

www.mrct.org.uk

enquiries@mrct.org.uk

01279724515

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex, Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
120 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£476,000
The Trussell Trust	£272,690
Essex Community Foundation	£56,141
Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Harlow Foodbank
£90,364	13/10/2023	Local Organiser 28 hpw, training, conferences, volunteer food, expenses, room booking, comms and campaigning, external support
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Michael Roberts Charitable Trust
£10,741	16/02/2023	to provide a contribution to two new members of staff for an organisation's new premises in Harlow
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000	09/01/2023	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Michael Roberts Charitable Trust
£3,000	20/10/2022	to subsidise social and recreational activities for attendees of the Maybury Open Door drop-in to alleviate isolation, build confidence and build friendships
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Harlow Foodbank
£5,000	11/10/2022	Emergency grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Help and Hope for Harlow - The Michael Roberts Charitable Trust
£476,000	23/09/2022	The Michael Roberts Charitable Trust offers a variety of local community services including a food bank a drop-in centre for SEND adults a baby bank and they offer sector support mobilising resources ....more The Michael Roberts Charitable Trust offers a variety of local community services including a food bank a drop-in centre for SEND adults a baby bank and they offer sector support mobilising resources and volunteers across the district. Activities and sessions will be delivered from several centres around Harlow. The funding will contribute towards the staff salary costs and rent/accommodation costs to help keep the services functioning.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Michael Roberts Charitable Trust
£17,000	19/05/2022	to contribute to the costs of providing food, advice support and volunteering in Harlow
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Harlow Foodbank
£144,876	31/03/2022	1 FTE CA advisor
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,500	10/11/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Harlow Foodbank
£30,000	26/05/2021	CM research, campaigns, presentations, publications, meetings
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Michael Roberts Charitable Trust
£9,000	02/03/2021	To support upkeep of the storage facility of the Foodbank in Harlow
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Harlow Foodbank
£2,450	17/02/2021	6 months storage
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Michael Roberts Charitable Trust
£9,200	14/04/2020	to help support the increased demand on a foodbank supporting vulnerable clients in Harlow during COVID19
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Michael Roberts Charitable Trust
£7,200	22/11/2019	To support the work of the Foodbank in Harlow
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£30,000	03/09/2019	Community Development Programme
Essex Community Foundation - To help support the existing/future work at our Store House in Matching Tye, Harlow
£9,823	17/12/2018 11	To support the salary of a project co-ordinator and rent of a foodbank in Harlow
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Michael Roberts Charitable Trust
£8,000	16/10/2018	To support the work of the Foodbank in Harlow
Essex Community Foundation - Poundland Partnership
£9,831	28/11/2017 13	To initiate a partnership project with Poundland to distribute goods to people in crisis
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£3,000	18/10/2017	Volunteering opportunities and social groups for isolated people from disadvantaged backgrounds, including people with disabilities.
Essex Community Foundation - Bounty Club
£9,520	21/03/2017 11	To employ a part-time driver for a fresh food recycling scheme for the benefit of the community in Harlow and surrounding areas
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the "drop-in" centre
£4,500	27/06/2007	Towards the "drop-in" centre which provides work and social opportunities for all people especially the disadvantaged, vulnerable, homeless and disabled.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the Maybury Centre Project
£1,000	01/02/2006	Towards the Maybury Centre Project for people with learning and/or physical disabilities

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 50-81

AYUB KHAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Ceo, Other trusteeship: STUMPWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED,

MATTHEW PARSONS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Unemployed

GARY RONALD PATTIMORE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

JEANETTE EHLERS Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Medically Retired

PATRICIA MARGARET ANNE BALKWILL Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Parish Administrator

TERESA ANN KNOTT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Senior Occupantional Therapist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/10/1997, number: 1065006
Registered at Companies House on 25/09/1997, number: 03439299

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

MICHAEL ROBERTS CHARITABLE TRUST
Unit 8
Housham Hall
Harlow Road
Matching Tye
HARLOW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED* MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE;ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT;LEARNING DIFFICULTIES; LEARNING AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING {THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC STANDARDS OF HABITABILITY).

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE

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