Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

GLOBAL RELIEF TRUST 

Global Relief Trust (GRT) provides humanitarian aid and relief, such as food, water, clothing, shelter, medical equipment, education as well as developing sustainable projects to the poor and needy in; Bangladesh, Yemen, Occupied Palestinian Territories , Syria, Lebanon, Turkiye, Pakistan, Kashmir, Malawi, Uganda and Rohingya.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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£9,182£8,831£350£375£1,824£5330.72235
31/12/21£6,925£6,098£827£367£1,473£3320.71530
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 29%
Reserves/Spending: 0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 17.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 4 years

https://grtuk.org/

info@grtuk.org

0121 794 0055

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Lebanon, Malawi, Malaysia, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Syria, Throughout England And Wales, Turkey, Uganda, Yemen,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 22 employees
  • 35 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/10/2020, number: 1191793
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

Global Relief Trust
Aston Cross Bank House
3 Lichfield Road
Aston
Birmingham
B6 5RW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:A) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD; B) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE; C) THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT; D) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD; E) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT;E) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION.

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