Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE GROVE TRUST 

THE GROVE TRUST IS A REGISTERED CHARITABLE TRUST BASED IN NOTTING HILL THAT AIMS TO FURTHER THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY BY CHANNELING LOCAL FUNDS TO LOCAL CHARITIES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 14 years

www.thegrovetrust.com

JULIA_PETROPOULOS@YAHOO.COM

07779731641

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
31/12/22£235£87£148n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/21£105£70£35n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£235£336£-101n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£152£192£-40n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£213£177£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£94£126£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16*£95£109£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£120£129£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£115£22£94£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£67£32£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£37£78£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£235£135£100£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of 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
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£40,000 10/11/2020
to support specified work

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/10/2010, number: 1138361
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR11: 0 days late,
Main office

98 ELGIN CRESCENT
LONDON
W11 2JL

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THERELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC,BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHARITIES AND FORCHARITABLE PROJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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