Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

THE BLAGRAVE TRUST 

The Blagrave Trust is a grant-making charity, that provides support to voluntary sector organisations that support children and young people. Its current strategy is to assist those in transition years i.e. approximately 12 - 25, who are facing disadvantage. Our website provides specific details of our focus areas, including geography.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be 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
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £39,795,732 available, equivalent to 121 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 8 years

www.blagravetrust.org

eli@blagravetrust.org

07946737322

Charity Commission for England and WalesX

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£3,022£3,944£-922£0£40,028£39,796121.180
31/12/21£2,874£3,102£-228£0£44,559£44,21517170
31/12/20£2,071£2,537£-466£0£41,555£41,253195.150
31/12/19£2,755£2,618£137£408£42,169£8934.130
31/12/18£2,242£2,409£-166£0£39,446£6283.130
31/12/17£1,943£2,012£-69£0£40,773£0n/a20
31/12/16*£36,813£1,338£35,475£0£38,696£38,696347.120

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 32.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 121.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 8 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Tudor Trust£450,000
Esmee Fairbairn£320,000
National Lottery Community Fund£246,750
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£220,000
ZING£80,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Blagrave Trust
£20,000 27/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
ZING - Funding for recipients of the Challenge and Change Fund's second cohort
£35,000 01/06/2022
Challenge and Change is a fund, moving into their second cohort, dedicated to supporting the limitless energy of young people affected by injustices who are working tirelessly across England to ....more
The Blagrave Trust - Restart Youth
£10,000 03/02/2021
During Covid, young people have voiced a need for two new services: increased mental health support, and opportunities for employment. This proposal is for the centre to co design these new services ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Blagrave Trust
£300,000 15/12/2020
36
Towards delegated grant-making for the Listening Fund, supporting young people to lead change, and organisations to better listen to and on young people's views
ZING - Funding for recipients of the Challenge and Change Fund
£35,000 01/09/2020
12
Challenge and Change is a fund dedicated to supporting the limitless energy of young people affected by injustices who are working tirelessly across England to create positive change. This fund was ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - ReStart Youth
£246,750 31/07/2020
11
Blagrave Trust are expert youth-focused funders whose regional funding has supported youth charities based in and benefiting young people in Berkshire Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Sussex and ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Blagrave Trust
£450,000 09/07/2020
36
over three years as a contribution to the Listening Fund, a pooled fund managed by the Blagrave Trust which supports youth-focused organisations to develop their practice of listening to young people ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 28/05/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
ZING - Core funding toward the start of the Young Trustee Movement
£10,000 01/09/2019
12
Core funding toward the start of movement to increase the diversity of people on charity trustee boards, starting with a focus on doubling the number of young people under 30 on boards in the UK, by ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Opportunity Fund
£200,000 08/07/2019
34
To pilot a 'change maker in residence' programme for young people that provides participants with basic income and covers campaign costs, in partnership with Blagrave Trust.
Comic Relief - The Listening Fund
£220,000 29/11/2017
24
This is partnership between funders to support youth organisations to undertake effective ‘listening for change’. Through this activity we hope to explore effective practice on systematic ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Listening Fund
£220,000 16/11/2017
31
This group will collaborate with Big Lottery Fund, Comic Relief, and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to distribute money to 22 youth focused organisations. The Listening Fund will support young ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Blagrave Trust
£200,000 02/11/2017
24
Towards The Listening Fund - a delegated grant fund for organisations to explore how to use and integrate feedback from young people into their work.
The Blagrave Trust - Core funding for youth programme
£75,000 14/03/2017
Vulnerable young people in Portsmouth
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/10/2015, number: 1164021
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR16: 65 days late,
Main office

The Blagrave Trust
c/o Cripplegate Foundation
13 Elliotts Place
LONDON
N1 8HX

Objectives

TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND AND ALSO SO MUCH (IF ANY) OF THE CAPITAL OR THE TRUST FUND AS THEY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT TO SUCH CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AND IN SUCH MANNER AND SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AD CONDITIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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