Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

MOONLIGHT TRUST

We continue to support national & international humanitarian relief projects tackling poverty and social injustice. We support local (UK) & international communities through the provision of food banks & emergency aid, employment support for local women, assisting displaced refugees internationally continuing to advance our mission to build a better and fairer world for all.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

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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	£113	£84	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/21	£105	£69	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/20	£70	£43	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/19	£85	£82	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/18	£65	£32	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	30
31/12/17	£17	£6	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

https://www.MoonlightTrust.org.uk

moonlighttrust@gmail.com

01924761852

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
Leeds Community Foundation	£10,205
DCMS	£7,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Coffee; Cake and Careers Workshop
£10,000	18/08/2023	The project will use the funding to continue delivering careers workshops and support for vulnerable women from minority ethnic communities. This project aims to help improve employability skills and ....more The project will use the funding to continue delivering careers workshops and support for vulnerable women from minority ethnic communities. This project aims to help improve employability skills and confidence through drop-in sessions and trips to workplaces empowering women to reach their potential.
National Lottery Community Fund - Coffee Cake and Careers Workshop
£10,000	18/02/2022	The funding will be used to continue with the provision of running weekly careers workshops for women from different cultural backgrounds to include support in CV writing networking and to receive ....more The funding will be used to continue with the provision of running weekly careers workshops for women from different cultural backgrounds to include support in CV writing networking and to receive advice from career consultants. The project aims to increase employability skills leading to employment opportunities in a safe and supporting environment.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£7,000	06/08/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Moonlight Trust
£10,205	22/01/2020 6	Grant to Moonlight Trust
National Lottery Community Fund - Cultural Exchange
£9,850	24/01/2019 11	The funding will be used to deliver activities for the whole community, particularly targeting women and girls from the Asian community. The project aims to bring people groups of people together ....more The funding will be used to deliver activities for the whole community, particularly targeting women and girls from the Asian community. The project aims to bring people groups of people together from different cultures.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

FAISAL ALI Appointed: 2022

JACKIE DARNBROUGH (Chair) Appointed: 2022

NATHALIA CARTER Appointed: 2022

SHAHNAZ ALI Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/12/2016, number: 1170708

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

15 Nelson street
Dewsbury
west yoorkshire
WF13 1NA

Objectives

1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.2) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.4) THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF SICKNESS, DISEASE AND PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

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