Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE FOYLE FOUNDATION 

This is a grant making charity, you can view its grants here
WE ARE A GRANTMAKING TRUST. DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW WE SUPPORTED CHARITIES ACROSS THE UK WHOSE DOMINANT PURPOSE WAS TO BENEFIT ARTS, LEARNING AND A SMALL GRANTS SCHEME. STATE SCHOOLS WERE ALSO SUPPORTED.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates all of its income
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £44,951,149 available, equivalent to 46 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 24 years

www.foylefoundation.org.uk

info@foylefoundation.org.uk

02074309119

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
31/12/22£1,337£11,711£-10,375£0£44,951£44,95146.170
31/12/21*£1,546£9,112£-7,567£0£59,037£59,03777.770
31/12/20£1,776£10,431£-8,655£0£64,228£64,22873.970
31/12/19*£2,169£9,988£-7,819£0£72,737£8,43610.170
31/12/18£1,644£10,139£-8,496£0£74,020£74,02087.670
31/12/17£2,257£9,920£-7,663£77£82,475£4,2035.170
31/12/16£2,777£9,525£-6,747£0£83,174£83,174104.860
31/12/15£2,686£8,612£-5,925£38£79,939£79,939111.450
31/12/14£2,573£7,290£-4,717£63£82,026£82,02613550
31/12/13£3,015£6,779£-3,763£56£76,501£76,501135.450
31/12/12*£3,421£6,562£-3,142£59£72,167£72,16713240
31/12/11£5,170£5,718£-548£70£71,331£71,331149.740
31/12/10?£0£0£0£77£74,139£74,139INF40
30/06/09£3,621£5,639£-2,018£89£73,034£73,034155.440
30/06/08£3,763£6,238£-2,475£57£68,462£68,462131.750
30/06/07£3,247£6,501£-3,254£48£81,368£81,368150.230
30/06/06*£7,032£6,101£930£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05*£3,130£5,939£-2,810£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£2,876£5,582£-2,706£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 279%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 46.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 65-84
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/07/2000, number: 1081766
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/05/2000, number: 04006216
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR19: 4 days late, AR12: 21 days late, AR06: 25 days late, AR05: 189 days late,
Main office

RUGBY CHAMBERS
2 RUGBY STREET
LONDON
WC1N 3QU

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF SUCH PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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