Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    THE BRANSFORD TRUST 

    Providing support for charitable initiatives through grants and use of facilities at Royal Porcelain Works Worcester, which is owned by the trust. Working with organisations involved with, but not limited to the Arts, Music, Education and Wellbeing of Children and young People. The trustees meet twice a year to discuss and agree awards although a fast track process for small grants exists.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

    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£885£624£261£50£19,632£19,632377.310
    05/04/22£718£487£231£70£20,609£20,609508.120
    05/04/21£593£434£159£31£22,393£22,393619.130
    05/04/20£3,959£780£3,179£151£20,579£20,579316.840
    05/04/19£1,063£1,600£-537£42£19,133£19,133143.520
    05/04/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 1%
    Liabilities/Income: 12%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 377.3 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
    Quick Ratio: 8
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 7 years
    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Recreation
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 1 employee

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2017, number: 1173809
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    6 returns made; all on time
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from THE BRANSFORD TRUST on 19/04/2021
    • Asset transfer in from MIDLAND FESTIVAL CHORUS on 14/06/2022
    Main office

    C/O ROYAL PORCELAIN WORKS
    SEVERN STREET
    WORCESTER
    WR1 2NE

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ENGLAND:-1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY;2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS;3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN TRADES AND CRAFTS;4) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING SPORTS WHICH INVOLVE PHYSICAL AND/OR MENTAL SKILL OR EXERTION;5) THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF ENGLAND INCLUDING THE PROMOTION OF PARTICIPATION IN AND ACCESS TO THE PERFORMING ARTS AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE TRADITIONS, HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF ENGLAND;6) THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;7) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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