Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 3
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON FOUNDATION

To promote for the public benefit education and scholarship by, in particular, promoting and supporting the provision of education, teaching and research and the publication of the results of such research at Queen Mary University of London and any other charitable bodies that Queen Mary acts in co-operation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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
31/07/23£2,184£2,216£-32£542£1,560£1000
31/07/22£1,871£2,424£-552£561£922£1000
31/07/21£2,766£1,949£817£383£1,475£0000
31/07/20£1,222£904£318£458£657£0000
31/07/19*£582£476£107£401£340£30.100
31/07/18£575£836£-261£405£233£2000
31/07/17*£760£549£211£362£494£0000
31/07/16£750£740£10£387£283£-2-000
31/07/15£853£839£15£344£273£0000
31/07/14£507£321£187£209£258£0000
31/07/13£339£401£-62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/12£344£442£-98n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/11£228£33£195n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/10*£330£482£-152n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/09£530£92£439£7£1,825£60.900
31/07/08£1,467£163£1,304£5£1,386£0000
31/07/07£91£9£82n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 25%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 6.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 19 years

k.tangalova@qmul.ac.uk

020 7882 5555

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • City Of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets,
Who it helps
  • 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
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Queen Mary University of London
£5,500 20/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Queen Mary University of London
£55,000 19/11/2021
36
Towards project costs towards a student-led social venture fund which empowers young people from diverse backgrounds to develop skills in investment management.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-63
  • DR TIM EDWARDS HARRIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Co-Opted Member Of Finance And Investment Committe
  • LORD TIMOTHY FRANCIS CLEMENT-JONES CBE Appointed: 2017
  • MELISSA JANE TATTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Coo
  • PROFESSOR COLIN GARETH BAILEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: University Principal
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/03/2006, number: 1113376
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/02/2006, number: 05718176
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; AR19: 2 days late, AR17: 7 days late, AR10: 52 days late,
Main office

QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
327 MILE END ROAD
LONDON
E1 4NS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP BY, IN PARTICULAR, PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION TEACHING AND RESEARCH AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AT QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE BODIES WITH WHICH QUEEN MARY ACTS IN CO-OPERATION.

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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