Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

GREENGATE TRUST

We provide education, support and activities for the local community. We also provide humanitarian aid, food and support locally and around the world.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/10/22£833£1,071£-238£310£358£3473.92022
31/10/21*£1,378£870£508£0£596£5217.2722
31/10/20*£297£224£73n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19£156£208£-52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18?*£107£99£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17*£88£95£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 37.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 28.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 3.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: INF
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 8 years

www.greengatetrust.com

info@greengatetrust.com

01613990283

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Greece, Lancashire, Manchester City, Oldham, Pakistan, Yemen,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
DCMS£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,920
Forever Manchester£4,600
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Spreading Love by Bringing the Young and Elderly Together
£9,920 05/03/2021
9
The funding will be used to combine intergenerational activities with the delivery of food and hygiene care packages to older people living in care homes. A range of activities will be available to ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 03/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Forever Manchester - Standing Together for COVID 19.
£4,600 05/06/2020
Foodbank and essential hygiene items

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • MOHAMMED SHAMAS SABANI Appointed: 2022
  • MOHAMMED TALHA BALAL Appointed: 2023
  • MOHAMMED ZAID (Chair) Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/01/2017, number: 1171118
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR21: 337 days late, AR20: 3 days late, AR18: 167 days late, AR17: 69 days late,
Main office

The Unity Centre
Webster Street
Off Havelock Street
Oldham
OL8 1JR

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM ACROSS THE UK BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROMOTING THE TEACHINGS AND TENANTS OF ISLAM, PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE QURAN AND OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) AS DEFINED AND INTERPRETED BY THE AHLE SUNNAH WAL JAMA'A FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.(2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES SUCH AS SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND CLASSES INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) QURAN, SEERAH (TEACHINGS FROM THE LIFE OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH)), TAJWEED (RECITATION OF THE QURAN), FIQH (PRINCPLES OF ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE), AQEEDAH (ISLAMIC THEOLOGY) AND INDOOR/OUTDOOR SPORTING ACTIVITIES.(3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES SUCH AS SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ADULT LEARNING PROGRAMMES AND CLASSES INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) ENGLISH, MATHS, SCIENCE, COMPUTER AND INTERNET, CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL COHESION AND CV IMPROVEMENT.(4) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED [INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID].(5) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE IN PARTICULAR BY THE SUPPLY OF MEDICAL AID TO SUCH PERSONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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