Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Reasonable growth: +1
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 7

MARAH TRUST

Marah operates a drop in for marginalised and vulnerable people within the Stroud area. They provide free nutritious meal 3 days a week in a warm and welcoming environment. There is easy access to advice through partnership agencies and practical support for all, including the homeless and isolated and those with poor physical, mental health and addiction issues.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 but spending has been maintained

Established: 18 years

www.marah.org.uk

office@marah.org.uk

01453-367006

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£57	£70	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22		£72	£63	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/21		£77	£48	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/20		£79	£51	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/19		£68	£45	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18		£49	£46	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£48	£45	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£42	£50	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£35	£54	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£45	£60	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£55	£55	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£73	£53	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£68	£34	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£32	£34	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£39	£35	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£36	£38	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£34	£21	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£3,000	12/05/2020	Drop-in centre for vulnerable people
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Marah Trust
£10,000	14/03/2018 12	towards one year's salary of the Drop-in Manager at a support service for people in a deprived area of Gloucestershire
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Marah Trust
£20,000	03/12/2015 12	towards two years' salary of a Drop-in Manager at an organisation providing support and advice to vulnerable and disadvantage people from Gloucestershire
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Marah Trust Limited
£20,000	28/04/2011	the salary costs of the Project Manager

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-78

CHERRIL ANN POPE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

DAVID DREW Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Member Of Parliament

JACQUELINE MAE NATT (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PCC,

JAMES COUBROUGH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: COIGNE PLAYGROUP,

REV KEITH CHARLES RUDMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Pastor

TINA CUTLER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/07/2006, number: 1115471
Registered at Companies House on 06/03/2006, number: 05731514

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR15: 32 days late, AR12: 23 days late, AR07: 58 days late,

Main office

Open House
Old Painswick Inn
STROUD
GL5 1QG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS OF THE CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND, PARTICULARLY BY ASSISTING THOSE IN NEED AND THE MARGINALISED, INCLUDING THOSE SUFFERING AS A RESULT OF THE ABUSE OF ALCOHOL, DRUGS OR OTHER SUBSTANCES OR GAMBLING OR OTHER ADDICTIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Data Sources