Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income. Its latest spending amounts to 15.7% of total funds
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£2,622£3,053£-431£197£19,411£3191.3812
31/03/22£915£1,742£-827£178£20,540£2731.9911
31/03/21£2,341£3,028£-687£159£19,871£600.2910
31/03/20£2,886£1,679£1,208£158£15,094£3372.4710
31/03/19£1,055£1,416£-362£159£10,859£2822.4710
31/03/18£1,232£1,719£-488£149£9,811£3132.270
31/03/17£1,516£1,504£12£153£9,484£3282.660
31/03/16£1,130£1,368£-238£129£7,996£2622.350
31/03/15£1,456£1,316£140£176£8,211£2372.250
31/03/14£1,431£977£454£140£3,541£1111.440
31/03/13£1,311£854£457£129£3,108£1151.640
31/03/12*£994£636£358£105£2,484£651.240
31/03/11£1,561£832£729£96£2,134£1291.960
31/03/10£885£1,096£-211£92£1,395£500.650
31/03/09£977£935£42£84£1,061£851.150
31/03/08£917£901£16£75£805£610.850
31/03/07*£802£851£-48£109£842£500.750
31/03/06*£641£602£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£621£589£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£555£561£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 2%
Reserves/Spending: 1.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 22 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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 12/06/2020
Food 4 Heroes
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£5,000 22/04/2020
unrestricted (response to COVID)
London Marathon Charitable Trust - The London Marathon Charitable Trust Legacy Fund
£250,000 26/09/2018
Towards establishing and administering a new fund on behalf of The London Marathon Charitable Trust which provides grants of up to £20,000 to groups across South Northamptonshire and Aylesbury Vale in line with The Trust’s funding priorities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-76
  • ALAN ANDREWS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Bank Manager
  • DOMINIC WINFIELD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant
  • EDWARD JOHN CHARLES CASWELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Investment Manager
  • HOLLY THRELFALL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
  • LIAM PADRAIG CONDRON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • NANCY STEWART Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
  • PETER BORLEY-COX Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Local Government Officer
  • RACHEL ELIZABETH MALLOWS MBE DL (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • RICHARD DIMBLEBY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retire College Principal
  • SYRAH NAZIR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Partnership Officer
  • WILLIAM FRANCKLIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/11/2002, number: 1094646
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/08/2001, number: 04269030
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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; AR12: 0 days late, AR07: 80 days late, AR06: 23 days late, AR05: 46 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

18 ALBION PLACE
NORTHAMPTON
NN1 1UD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:1. THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS,2. OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE WHICH ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THOSE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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