Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE PRINCIPLE TRUST CHILDRENS CHARITY LTD

The aims and objectives of the Trust are to improve the quality of life for children and their families whom are Underprivileged, Disadvantaged or Disabled. Whether this is caused by social, physical, mental, emotional circumstances , or as a result of extreme poverty. The Trust provides through their five holiday homes, Free Holidays or Respite breaks for the children and families.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£336£175£161n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£218£170£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£150£139£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£177£136£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£185£105£80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£142£58£84n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£76£85£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£49£64£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£71£68£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£43£20£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£28£21£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£58£21£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.theprincipletrust.co.uk

accounts@theprincipletrust.co.uk

08453592833

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Bradford City, City Of Wakefield, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Kirklees, Leeds City, North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Principle Trust Children's Charity
£2,000 15/03/2023
Core costs for Adult Welfare & Relief of Poverty
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to The Principle Trust Children's Charity
£30,000 19/10/2021
purchase and renovations of a building for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in North Yorkshire
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 25/04/2019
towards the purchase of an additional holiday home (log cabin) to be used for respite breaks for children with life limiting or life threatening illnesses and their families
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 24/10/2018
The Log Cabin Appeal
National Lottery Community Fund - Holiday Home number 3 - 2013!
£10,000 30/05/2013
12
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-73
  • ANDREW MICHAEL DAVIES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director
  • ANN HARDING Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee
  • CLARE CAMPBELL Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Quality Director
  • MICHAEL JOHN DAVIES Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Director
  • SARAH LOUISE BARRACLOUGH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Managing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2011, number: 1141546
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/11/2010, number: 07440015
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR17: 32 days late, AR16: 155 days late, AR14: 54 days late,
Main office

The Principle Trust Charity
Unit 3C, Enterprise Way
Airedale Business Centre
SKIPTON
North Yorkshire
BD23 2FJ

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN YORKSHIRE BY PROVIDING GRANTS OR ITEMS OR SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

YORKSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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