Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE NICHOLSON FAMILY FOUNDATION 

The relief of poverty and the advancement of education for the public benefit, particularly but not exclusively in Africa and including the United Kingdom.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/05/22*£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/21*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/20*£4£0£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/19£4£0£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/18£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/17*£4£1£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£3£0£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14*£3£5£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13*£4£16£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/12*£7£33£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/11£8£38£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/10£7£14£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/09*£11£8£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/08£177£14£163£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

www.star4africa.org.uk

info@star4africa.org.uk

02072371754

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Arc
£7,575 04/06/2020
1
Grant to Arc (Axminster) Limited

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-80
  • YING ZHOU Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2007, number: 1120071
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/05/2007, number: 06250623
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR22: 4 days late, AR21: 4 days late, AR20: 16 days late, AR17: 19 days late, AR14: 23 days late, AR13: 24 days late, AR12: 22 days late, AR09: 65 days late,
Main office

Flat 408
10 Cutter Lane
LONDON
SE10 0XX

Objectives

1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN AFRICA; AND2) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS AS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS (AFRICA)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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