Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE ALTENBURG FOUNDATION 

The Trustees intend to make donations or grants to charitable and other organisations for the delivery of exclusively charitable projects aimed at the advancement of education, citizenship or community development and or amateur sport,
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,876,661 available, equivalent to 144 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
05/04/23£1,116£240£876£0£2,877£2,877143.600
05/04/22£64£76£-12n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21*£1,280£82£1,198£0£2,205£2,205322.200
05/04/20£127£127£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19£38£205£-167n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£25£6£19£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 143.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 8.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 8 years

christiane@rusitrust.com

02089471942

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Germany, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/11/2016, number: 1170216
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR21: 109 days late,
Main office

HAMLET HOUSE
107 ARTHUR ROAD
LONDON
SW19 7DR

Objectives

AS PER CLAUSE 3 OF THE CHARITY'S TRUST DEED THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME FOR OR TOWARDS:3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT; AND ALL OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE.CHARITABLE PURPOSES IS DEFINED AS PURPOSES WHICH ARE WHOLLY AND EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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