Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    MARIA RELIEF FUND 

    We have been helping distressed children in Ukraine since 2007 and have developed personal connections between the beneficiaries and supporters of our charity, with particular emphasis on education.We have visited Ukraine and have organised a network of volunteers there.We have helped the British Red Cross. We have also been helping Baobab Centre Charity since 2015
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 18 years

    mariarelieffund.org.uk

    mariarelieffund@yahoo.co.uk

    02088868840

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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
    05/04/23£33£22£10n/an/an/an/an/a12
    05/04/22£24£25£-2n/an/an/an/an/a11
    05/04/21£17£24£-6n/an/an/an/an/a12
    05/04/20£26£27£0n/an/an/an/an/a14
    05/04/19£15£24£-9n/an/an/an/an/a12
    05/04/18£17£18£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/17£18£17£1£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/16£19£15£3£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/15£29£15£14£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/14£17£21£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/13£29£22£7£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/12£15£15£0£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/11£106£27£80£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/10£16£13£2£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/09£10£12£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/08£7£4£3£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/07*£51£4£47£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales, Ukraine,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 12 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/02/2006, number: 1113029
    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
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    17 returns made; AR07: 29 days late,
    Main office

    26 SEAFORTH GARDENS
    LONDON
    N21 3BS

    Objectives

    THE RELIEF OF NEED OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE FOREGOING) PEOPLE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS RESULTING FROM OPPRESSION , PERSECUTION, NATURAL DISASTER OR ANY OTHER CAUSE, PRIMARILY IN COUNTRIES WHERE THERE IS LITTLE OTHER CHARITABLE AID, BUT WITHOUT ETHNIC, NATIONAL OR RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE FOREGOING) THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN COUNTRIES WHERE THERE IS LITTLE OTHER CHARITABLE AID, BUT WITHOUT ETHNIC, NATIONAL OR RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION, SO AS TO HELP THEM DEVELOP AND ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS A MEANS BY WHICH THEY CAN HELP THEMSELVES TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    WORLDWIDE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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