Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE GOSFORTH AND DISTRICT FIRST RESPONDER TRUST 

Our primary activity is the relief of acute sickness, in particular cardio-vasular emegencies in conjunction with the North West Ambulance Service.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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£0£5£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£1£3£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£1£4£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£9£3£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£16£7£9n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/18£2£6£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£2£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£4£6£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£11£5£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£1£9£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£2£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£1£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£6£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£5£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£14£9£6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

gosforthanddistrictcfr@gmail.com

01229 774754

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Gosforth and District First Responder Trust
£7,893 15/11/2019
We would like to train and recruit community first responders, purchase a new projector and essential life saving equipment .
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Gosforth and District First Responder Trust
£9,636 19/11/2018
We want to buy new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to replace our existing ones which are nearing the end of their working lives.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/09/2002, number: 1093870
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

MIREMOUTH FARM
WHICHAM
MILLOM
LA18 5LX

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF PERSONS RESIDING IN GOSFORTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, HEREIN AFTER TO BE CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, BY RESPONDING TO CARDIO-VASCULAR EMERGENCIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GOSFORTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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