Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE UPHOLDERS CHARITY 

The Charity supports those wishing to undertake qualifications and training in the upholstery and other trade crafts and provides assistance to upholders or former upholders who find themselves in need by making awards of grants and bursaries.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 4 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/22£31,246£18,962£12,2845
31/12/21£141,083£24,290£116,7930
31/12/20*£51,316£14,315£37,00110
31/12/19*£46,010£0£46,0105
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

charity2018@upholders.co.uk

01737 553962

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • 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
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2019, number: 1181669
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/01/2019, number: 11767681
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR20: 165 days late, AR19: 53 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF UPHOLDERS, PETER JACKSON CHARITY on 21/02/2024
Main office

36A Knowsley Way
Hildenborough
TONBRIDGE
Kent
TN11 9LG

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; ANDTHE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY;GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR, FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED, OR PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN TRADE CRAFTS INCLUDING THE UPHOLSTERY TRADE, MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY WAY OF BURSARIES, GRANTS, AWARDS AND PRIZES TO INDIVIDUALS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, WORLDWIDE AND PARTICULARLY IN THE CITY OF LONDON; ANDSUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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