Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 4
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE SHARE FOUNDATION

The Share Foundation aims to reduce the generational cycle of deprivation by building resources and life skills for looked after children and young people. We operate the UK-wide Junior ISA and Child Trust Fund schemes on behalf of the Department for Education, opening and administering accounts, raising additional voluntary contributions to build account values and providing financial education.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board composition very static?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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£4,844£4,631£213£20£1,801£1,1473123
31/03/22£4,391£3,456£935£19£1,588£1,2204.2101
31/03/21£2,559£2,498£61£22£653£2621.391
31/03/20£1,951£1,967£-16£31£592£2361.490
31/03/19£1,393£1,298£96£23£609£2462.385
31/03/18£994£961£32£46£513£244380
31/03/17£985£1,004£-19£91£481£2573.170
31/03/16£1,040£1,000£40£90£500£3604.370
31/03/15£1,029£951£78£34£460£3704.750
31/03/14£592£536£56£43£382£3046.840
31/03/13£759£601£158£60£326£2565.140
31/03/12£71£20£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£69£12£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£67£173£-106n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£89£119£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£233£132£102n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£62£54£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06?£45£13£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05*£60£5£55n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 64%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 15.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 20 years
(22 years as a company)

www.sharefound.org

info@sharefound.org

01296310400

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
Cumbria Community Foundation - The Stepladder of Achievement Programme (Stepladder Plus)
£5,000 08/04/2020
The Stepladder of Achievement Programme (Stepladder Plus)
Department for Education - Junior ISAs
£2,686,600 01/04/2020
Support children in care and care leavers. Children looked after for 12 months or more and not eligible for a Child Trust Fund (CTF) are entitled to a £200 payment from the government into a Junior Individual Savings Account (Junior ISA) with the ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-77
  • CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM DAWS Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Trustee
  • GAVIN DAVID REDVERS OLDHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Director
  • HENRIETTA SHANE ROYLE Appointed: 2007, Occupation: General Manager
  • JOHN RICHARD REEVE Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Director
  • RUTH MARIA KELLY Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Trustee
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/02/2005, number: 1108068
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/08/2002, number: 04500923
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
19 returns made; AR05: 93 days late,
Main office

The Share Foundation
Ardenham Court
Oxford Road
AYLESBURY
Buckinghamshire
HP19 8HT

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND WITHOUT REFERENCE TO RACE, CREED OR NATIONALITY WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THOSE FOR WHOM FUNDING IS PROVIDED;2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN HANDLING THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AS THEY GROW INTO ADULTHOOD, THROUGH IMPROVED ABILITY TO HANDLE THEIR OWN ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO HELP THEM LIFT THEMSELVES AND OTHER IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE OUT OF POVERTY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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