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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 12
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Two Ridings Community Foundation is one of 46 accredited community foundations in the UK with the shared aim of helping individuals, families, entrepreneurs, companies, charitable trusts and public sector bodies connect with, support and invest in their local communities across the UK.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

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£2,672£2,692£-20£104£10,483£3181.41112
31/03/22£2,206£2,697£-491£93£10,832£2871.31225
31/03/21£4,110£3,396£714£105£8,522£2690.9925
31/03/20£1,995£1,573£422£105£6,607£1781.4925
31/03/19£1,246£1,305£-59£78£6,061£1261.2720
31/03/18£1,205£1,235£-30£74£5,585£1201.280
31/03/17£1,169£1,059£110£28£4,056£89180
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 3%
Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 8.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 9 years

www.tworidingscf.org.uk

info@tworidingscf.org.uk

01904929500

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • City Of York, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Kingston Upon Hull City, North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Lankelly Chase Foundation£576,944
National Lottery Community Fund£458,852
Joseph Rowntree Foundation£430,000
Dulverton Trust£330,996
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£248,857
The Shears Foundation£80,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Shears Foundation - Two Ridings Community Foundation
£60,000 16/01/2024
The Lyn & Trevor Shears Fund for the Harrogate District
National Lottery Community Fund - HEY Confident Futures - Chapter 2
£378,852 21/10/2022
The funding will be used to support Social and Cultural Sector leadership development within Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire facilitating connections and creating a strong network of cascading leadership throughout the area.
The Shears Foundation - Two Ridings Community Foundation
£20,000 05/09/2022
The Lyn & Trevor Shears Fund for the Harrogate District
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£330,000 27/11/2021
York Step Change Fund
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£69,696 08/11/2021
Two Ridings Community Foundation
Dulverton Trust - Two Ridings Dulverton Fund 2022-25
£330,996 28/10/2021
Two Ridings Dulverton Fund 2022-25
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£33,248 20/01/2021
Two Ridings Community Foundation
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£366,000 11/08/2020
Two Ridings Community Foundation
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£108,000 24/06/2020
Two Ridings Community Foundation
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Yorkshire Communities
£80,000 18/06/2020
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The funding will provide increased support and social capacity to voluntary organisations working in communities affected by the flooding in North Yorkshire and Humber in November 2019. The aim is to ensure communities are resilient through ....more
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - COVID-19 Response
£20,000 23/04/2020
8
to contribute to the COVID-19 emergency response in York
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - FLOODING JULY 19 - CHARITY MATCH FUNDING
£248,857 01/04/2020
Charity Match funding in response to Flooding in Nov 2019
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£100,000 21/03/2020
12
Emergency funding for community responses to Covid-19
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£110,000 30/11/2019
24
The local fund for York
National Lottery Community Fund - HEY Confident Futures Leadership programme
£127,795 19/07/2019
36
Hull & East Yorkshire (HEY) Confident Futures
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£55,000 01/12/2018
12
The local fund for York
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£55,000 02/12/2017
12
The local fund for York
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/15 persons

  • ANDREW WILSON Appointed: 2017
  • CHRISTOPHER LEGARD Appointed: 2019
  • DEBORAH ROSENBERG Appointed: 2019
  • DR GILLIAN CLAIR HUGHES Appointed: 2020
  • ELIZABETH WILD Appointed: 2021
  • EMMA KISSACK Appointed: 2021
  • ERIC PAUL DOWNEY Appointed: 2017
  • HARRIET KATE REID Appointed: 2016
  • KATHERINE BLAKER Appointed: 2024
  • KATHERINE GARGAN Appointed: 2024
  • PETER ODAGO OLUOTCH Appointed: 2022
  • ROLLINE CHARLOTTE FREWEN Appointed: 2020
  • RT REVD RICHARD FRITH (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • VENETIA WRIGLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Housewife
  • VICTORIA SAVILE Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2016, number: 1166471
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 09/05/2017, current status: Large charity (levy paid)
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from FAMILIES OF OFFICERS RELIEF FUND on 15/04/2020
Main office

Pavilion 2000
Amy Johnson Way
YORK
YO30 4XT

Objectives

A) THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE CITY OF YORK, THE COUNTY OF NORTH YORKSHIRE, THE COUNTY OF THE EAST RIDING AND THE CITY OF HULL, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH (BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL), AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS;B) OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE WHICH ARE, IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD, BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY, WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE IN THE CHARITY'S AREA OF BENEFIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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