Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE ROOPRAI SPINAL TRUST 

THE ROOPRAI SPINAL TRUST WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP VICTIMS OF SERIOUS SPINAL INJURY/PARALYSIS
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Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 19 years

www.rstrust.com

info@rstrust.com

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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£116£114£1n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/21£65£61£4n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/20£67£80£-13n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/19£168£143£25n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/18£193£126£67£0£0£0n/a05
31/12/17£84£81£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£81£72£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£78£75£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£80£70£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£53£54£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£46£47£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£40£38£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£13£15£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£12£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£16£15£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£23£24£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£34£31£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - COVID19
£0 09/07/2020
1
Funding under Sport England's Crowdfunder Initiaive, 'Active Together'. This was an online crowdfunding campaign which Sport England contributed towards, with a pledge value of £1,750. They ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Rooprai Spinal Trust
£8,000 18/04/2019
Donor directed support for project.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/08/2005, number: 1111092
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR13: 3 days late,
Main office

THE ROOPRAI SPINAL TRUST
MANUFACTORY HOUSE
BELL LANE
HERTFORD
SG14 1BP

Objectives

I) TO PROVIDE HELP AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY SPINAL CORD INJURY.II) TO PROVIDE HELP AND SUPPORT TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY SPINAL CORD INJURY.III) AT THE TRUSTEES’ DISCRETION, TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY ACCESS TO SPECIALIST PHYSIOTHERAPY.IV) AT THE TRUSTEES’ DISCRETION, TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OTHER RECOGNISED CHARITIES WHO STRIVE TO REVERSE PARALYSIS CAUSED BY SPINAL CORD INJURY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SHEFFIELD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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