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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

VODAFONE FOUNDATION 

Vodafone Foundation is at the centre of a network of 24 global & local social investment programmes. Through this unique network, we are able to think & act locally & respond to the needs of the communities in which Vodafone operates. Globally, we harness the power of mobile technology to deliver long-term sustainable programmes that drive transformational change & support disaster response.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than 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
31/03/23£17,717£21,952£-4,234£142£158£230670
31/03/22£12,424£8,220£4,204£150£4,276£4,1376655
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 87%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 15%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 3 years

www.vodafonefoundation.org

groupfoundation@vodafone.com

+447500959232

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Albania, Congo (Democratic Republic), Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Mozambique, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales, Turkey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 6 employees
  • 70 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 49-83
  • LEANNE WOOD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Human Resources Officer
  • NICK LAND (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2021, number: 1193984
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/02/2021, number: 13199169
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE VODAFONE FOUNDATION on 26/03/2024
Main office

VODAFONE
1 KINGDOM STREET
PADDINGTON CENTRAL
LONDON
W2 6BY

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD FOR ALL PURPOSES THAT ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME.

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