Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE PRUDENCE TRUST 

This is a grant making charity, you can view its grants here
The Prudence Trust makes grants in the following areas; mental health, disadvantaged communities, the arts, the environment and other general grant-making.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • This charity uses a corporate trustee

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £66,134,894 available, equivalent to 99 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • 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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£13,428£8,054£5,374£0£177,160£66,13598.540
31/12/21£49,494£5,182£44,312£0£190,254£77,693179.920
31/12/20£116,377£821£115,556£0£120,644£69,6041017.210
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 56%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
Reserves/Spending: 98.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 4 years

www.theprudencetrust.org

info@theprudencetrust.org

02075662183

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 4 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

  • The Prudence Trust Company Ltd
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/02/2020, number: 1187700
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Prudence Trust
Royalty House
32 Sackville Street
LONDON
W1S 3EA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO BENEFIT SUCH CHARITIES AND ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT BUT THE TRUSTEES MUST NOT PROVIDE GRANTS OR SOCIAL INVESTMENTS TOTALLING MORE THAN Ú100,000 IN ANY PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS TO ANY ONE RECIPIENT WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE FOUNDER.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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