Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

CENTRE FOR GOVERNANCE AND SCRUTINY

The Centre for Governance and Scrutiny (CfGS) is social purpose consultancy and national centre of expertise. Our purpose is to help organisations achieve their outcomes through improved governance and scrutiny.

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 including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 14 years
(19 years as a company)

www.cfgs.org.uk

info@cfgs.org.uk

020 7543 5627

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	*	£577	£596	£-20	£0	£335	£335	6.7	7
31/03/22		£572	£531	£40	£0	£354	£354	8	5
31/03/21		£618	£549	£69	£0	£314	£314	6.9	6
31/03/20		£833	£729	£103	£0	£245	£245	4	7
31/03/19		£746	£799	£-53	£0	£142	£142	2.1	7
31/03/18		£837	£984	£-147	£0	£195	£195	2.4	7
31/03/17		£963	£1,052	£-89	£0	£342	£342	3.9	6
31/03/16		£495	£513	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15		£668	£739	£-71	£20	£405	£405	6.6	10
31/03/14		£936	£899	£37	£15	£476	£476	6.4	10
31/03/13		£758	£789	£-31	£14	£439	£439	6.7	8
31/03/12		£754	£731	£23	£15	£469	£469	7.7	7
31/03/11		£871	£864	£7	£16	£446	£446	6.2	9

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 38%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

7 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
JRSST-CT - Redesigning local democratic decision-making
£33,500	01/10/2020 11	for a campaign which will challenge traditional assumptions about power and how it is held to account at a local level, and seek to articulate a better model for local governance in a post-COVID world

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-62

ANDREW NOEL BURNS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant

CARALINE ANN JOHNSON Appointed: 2019

DR CATHERINE HOWE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

HELEN RUTH BAILEY Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Local Government Officer

JONATHAN CHASEY CARR-WEST Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chief Executive (Charity)

JULIET BAKER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Go-To-Market & Program Manager

RADHIKA VAIDYA-SAHDEV Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Development Manager

SAM CORCORAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/06/2010, number: 1136243
Registered at Companies House on 20/05/2004, number: 05133443

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR23: 9 days late,

Main office

Fourth Floor
77 Mansell Street
LONDON
E1 8AN

Objectives

3.1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PUBLIC SCRUTINY, GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY, WHETHER WITHIN OR OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR, INCLUDING SCRUTINY BY ANY STAKEHOLDER, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MAINTAINING A NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXPERTISE AND PROMOTING NATIONAL DEBATE AND NETWORKS; 3.2 TO PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AND IMPROVING THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC SCRUTINY, GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN GOVERNMENT AND THE DELIVERY OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND BY PROMOTING STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AMONGST THOSE ENGAGED IN THE PROVISION OF AND ADVICE AND SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC SCRUTINY, GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY; AND 3.3 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ETHICAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, ACCEPTED PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW BY GOVERNMENTAL, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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