Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

WORLD MONUMENTS FUND BRITAIN LIMITED 

THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BUILDINGS OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST, EDUCATIVE VALUE AND ARTISTIC MERIT AND ALSO THEREBY ADVANCING OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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
30/06/23£963£667£295£173£1,437£4327.840
30/06/22£3,547£3,393£154£176£1,142£4281.530
30/06/21£1,154£888£266£121£988£4175.640
30/06/20£989£827£161£133£723£3955.730
30/06/19*£689£969£-280£92£537£3674.530
30/06/18*£1,115£1,051£63£133£818£3574.130
30/06/17*£486£662£-176£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£622£1,015£-393£226£930£1611.960
30/06/15£919£1,461£-542£206£1,324£2642.260
30/06/14£1,471£1,135£336£244£1,866£4094.360
30/06/13£1,806£1,435£371£240£1,530£475450
30/06/12£556£1,119£-563£199£1,159£3954.250
30/06/11£3,424£3,444£-20£208£1,721£4391.540
30/06/10£3,728£4,592£-864£204£1,741£3550.940
30/06/09£3,222£1,165£2,057£89£2,606£2072.140

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 25.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 30%
Reserves/Spending: 7.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 26 months
Quick Ratio: 36.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 16 years

www.wmf.org.uk

enquiries@wmf.org.uk

02072518142

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Antigua And Barbuda, Iraq, Jordan, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales, Yemen,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 4 employees

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
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£75,000 29/11/2022
towards third phase of works, a two-year conservation programme for the historic Stable Block of the Strata Florida Abbey in Wales, led by experts who will train and employ members of the community ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-84
  • SUMAYYA VALLY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Professional Architect
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/11/2008, number: 1126578
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/10/2008, number: 06730565
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR19: 1 days late, AR18: 72 days late, AR17: 30 days late,
Main office

70 COWCROSS STREET
LONDON
EC1M 6EJ

Objectives

(A) TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND THEREBY TO SAVE FOR FUTUREGENERATIONS BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS OF HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST,EDUCATIVE VALUE OR ARTISTIC MERIT WHEREVER SITUATED; AND(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY ENCOURAGING KNOWLEDGE ANDUNDERSTANDING OF BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS OF HISTORICAL OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST,EDUCATIVE VALUE OR ARTISTIC MERIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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