Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
    • No conflicts policy: -1
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    THE NATIONAL BENEVOLENT CHARITY 

    Grant Making for relief of poverty
    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

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

    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£1,429£988£441£4£23,920£22,059267.940
    31/12/21£997£604£392£7£26,267£16,101319.740
    31/12/20£1,314£157£1,156£8£19,546£15,4121175.340
    31/12/19£1,041£873£168£14£18,431£14,103193.940
    31/12/18£3,143£680£2,464£16£16,279£12,212215.640
    31/12/17£842£702£141£20£15,120£13,236226.440
    31/12/16£796£589£207£9£14,074£12,204248.440
    31/12/15£730£1,006£-276£43£12,745£10,888129.840
    31/12/14£741£735£6£43£12,309£10,452170.740
    31/12/13£861£637£224£164£12,395£10,537198.640
    31/12/12£782£726£56£46£10,653£8,981148.440
    31/12/11£723£684£39£44£11,524£9,851172.950
    31/12/10£653£696£-44£33£12,039£10,366178.650
    31/12/09£680£674£5£120£11,167£9,49416950
    31/12/08£864£1,578£-714£47£9,391£7,69158.550
    31/12/07£666£705£-40£40£13,360£11,584197.150
    31/12/06£728£549£180£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£618£490£127£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£537£460£77£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
    Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 0%
    Liabilities/Income: 1%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
    Reserves/Spending: 267.9 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
    Quick Ratio: 32.7
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 61 years

    www.natben.org.uk

    office@natben.org.uk

    01666505500

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Other facilities management and maintenance
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland, Scotland,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • 4 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (9)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 8/9 persons

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/05/1963, number: 212450
    • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000364
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from THE KNOWLES FOSTER HOMES on 07/07/2022
    Main office

    National Benevolent Charity
    c/ Randall and Payne
    Chargrove House
    Main Road,Shurdington
    Cheltenham
    GL51 4GA

    Objectives

    THE RELIEF OF QUALIFYING PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 4) WHO ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE BY REASON OF OLD AGE, INFIRMITY, SICKNESS OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NATIONAL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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