Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 11

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 11

R L GLASSPOOL CHARITY TRUST

Small one-off grants to individuals in need via eligible referring agencies, primarily for household equipment. Guidance notes and application form available.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity uses a corporate trustee

Established: 61 years

www.glasspool.org.uk

grants@glasspool.org.uk

07512 351100

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23		£2,490	£2,276	£214	£0	£41,086	£1,323	7	4
31/03/22		£2,191	£2,279	£-89	£0	£47,586	£1,167	6.1	5
31/03/21		£2,160	£2,251	£-90	£0	£44,566	£990	5.3	5
31/03/20		£2,252	£2,330	£-78	£0	£40,015	£544	2.8	6
31/03/19		£2,198	£2,022	£175	£0	£44,168	£1,709	10.1	6
31/03/18		£1,944	£2,003	£-58	£0	£41,449	£1,483	8.9	5
31/03/17		£2,000	£2,004	£-4	£0	£42,527	£1,586	9.5	5
31/03/16		£1,930	£2,002	£-72	£214	£39,216	£1,450	8.7	5
31/03/15		£1,841	£1,974	£-133	£19	£39,280	£1,627	9.9	5
31/03/14	*	£1,738	£1,813	£-75	£14	£34,846	£1,664	11	6
31/03/13		£1,698	£1,708	£-11	£14	£32,432	£1,363	9.6	5
31/03/12	*	£1,720	£1,628	£92	£21	£31,341	£1,137	8.4	5
31/03/11		£1,596	£1,755	£-158	£15	£31,016	£1,393	9.5	5
31/03/10		£1,537	£1,639	£-102	£22	£31,360	£1,513	11.1	5
31/03/09		£1,560	£1,600	£-40	£18	£26,366	£1,400	10.5	4
31/03/08		£1,468	£1,601	£-133	£14	£32,312	£1,804	13.5	3
31/03/07		£1,371	£1,374	£-3	£7	£30,580	£2,167	18.9	4
31/03/06		£1,291	£1,422	£-131	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05		£1,234	£1,282	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04		£922	£1,015	£-92	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 3%
Reserves/Spending: 7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

4 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Mercer's Charitable Foundation	£120,000
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington	£117,500
Smallwood Trust	£50,000
The Earl of Northampton's Charity	£37,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to R L Glasspool Charity Trust
£120,000	29/11/2023	Support programme for people aged 55+ in financial hardship.
Smallwood Trust - Funding for distribution as grants to individuals
£50,000	25/10/2021	This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award hardship grants to individual ....more This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award hardship grants to individual women 18+ integrated with their specialist support services.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
£5,000	20/07/2020 6	The funding is to meet the increased demand for white goods experienced by the organisation. The funding will be split between London and Norfolk and will help 17 people.
The Earl of Northampton's Charity - Grant to R L Glasspool Charity
£37,500	18/09/2019 36	The provision of small grants for essential household items, for people aged 55 and over to enable them to live well in their own homes.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to R L Glasspool Charity
£112,500	18/09/2019 36	The provision of small grants for essential household items, for people aged 55 and over to enable them to live well in their own homes.
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to R L Glasspool Charity Trust
£50,000	01/05/2018 12	The Mercers' Company's Grants in Aid Programme, for white goods and household necessities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

R L Glasspool Trustee Limited

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/01/1963, number: 214648

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR14: 1 days late, AR12: 1 days late,

Main office

Mainyard Studios
102 Rookery Court
80 Ruckholt Road
London
E10 5FA

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE (A) IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR (B) SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED OR INFIRM

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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