Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

JOHN HUNTINGDON'S CHARITY 

The Charity's objects and powers are established in particular, but not exclusively for the benefit of those who live, work and study in Sawston (Cambridgeshire) and elsewhere locally.To relieve either generally or to individual persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. To provide advice and support for individuals disadvantaged through poverty.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £16,204,894 available, equivalent to 305 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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£560£638£-78£0£16,226£16,205304.963
31/12/21£489£575£-86n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/20£455£505£-50n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/19£449£560£-110n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/18£456£586£-130£0£0£0n/a01
31/12/17£403£437£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£394£415£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£369£442£-73£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£393£364£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£363£335£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£363£343£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£329£311£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£372£342£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£332£385£-53£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£380£379£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£299£275£24£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 304.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 76 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

www.johnhuntingdon.org.uk

office@johnhuntingdon.org.uk

01223492492

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 6 employees
  • 3 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
CAF - Grant to John Huntingdon's Charity
£5,000 13/05/2020
3
Grant to John Huntingdon's Charity to support the organisation through COVID19
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to John Huntingdon's Charity
£2,000 20/04/2020
to run the Sawston Foodbank which is providing bags of food to 200 vulnerable households

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-84
  • SUSAN REYNOLDS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Senior Money Matters Adviser
  • TOM BUTLER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Unemployed
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/03/2007, number: 1118574
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/01/2007, number: 06045630
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

Charity Manager
John Huntingdon Centre
189 High Street
Sawston
Cambridge
CB22 3HJ

Objectives

1.1 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED (¶OBJECTS÷) ARE IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK AND STUDY IN SAWSTON (CAMBRIDGESHIRE) AND ELSEWHERE LOCALLY:-1.1.1 TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, OR DISTRESS;1.1.2 TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS DISADVANTAGED THROUGH POVERTY;1.1.3 TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES;1.1.4 TO PROMOTE SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY AND HEALTH ISSUES;1.1.5 TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN;1.1.6 TO PROVIDE HOUSING IN THE PARISH OF SAWSTON FOR THOSE PERSONS WITH AN ACUTE HOUSING NEED;1.1.7 TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND RELIEF TO THE ELDERLY; ANDFOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME SEE FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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