Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE RUMI FOUNDATION 

The purposes of the Charity are: - the advancement of education in the UK and overseas;- the provision, support and promotion of the education of children and young people in schools and institutions of further and higher education;- the education of disadvantaged members of the public; - the promotion of the arts; and - the relief of poverty.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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
31/03/23£7,536£8,313£-777£96£63,698£63,6989205
31/03/22£7,660£8,199£-539£71£80,050£80,050117.205
31/03/21£6,636£4,537£2,098£2,217£76,428£76,428202.115
31/03/20£4,988£3,764£1,224£2,544£71,489£71,489227.918
31/03/19£4,286£3,482£803£1,509£70,450£70,450242.804
31/03/18£4,818£3,756£1,062£2,614£68,940£68,940220.200
31/03/17£5,273£4,387£886£2,999£62,344£62,344170.600
31/03/16£33,438£745£32,693£174£57,714£57,714929.600
31/03/15£941£769£173£55£25,021£25,021390.700
31/03/14£4,186£802£3,384£387£20,937£20,937313.100
31/03/13£11,368£7,294£4,074£6,514£19,259£19,25931.700
31/03/12£433£850£-417£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£542£213£328£166£15,966£15,966897.500
31/03/10£1,317£240£1,077£219£15,627£15,627780.500
31/03/09£698£173£526£134£14,733£14,7331024.400
31/03/08*£10,546£97£10,449£61£14,207£14,2071758.200
31/03/07*£3,797£39£3,758£39£3,758£3,7581154.100

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 62%
Liabilities/Income: 1371%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 92 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 18 years

www.rumifoundation.com

info@rumifoundation.com

034 5222 9222

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other education services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
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
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Mental Wealth Academy
£6,500 09/12/2021
11
Grant to Banbury Young Homelessness Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-62
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/07/2006, number: 1115154
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/06/2006, number: 05840786
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 2 days late,
Main office

BDB Pitmans
One Bartholomew Close
LONDON
EC1A 7BL

Objectives

(3.1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC OF ANY AGE IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:(3.1.1) THE PROVISION, SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION; AND (3.1.2) THE EDUCATION OF DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC; AND (3.1.3) THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS. (3.2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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