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home >> charity search >> sir robert geffery's almshouse trust
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 3
    • No volunteer policy: -2
    • No conflicts policy: -1
    • Gov Income
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST 

    Provides housing and related support to elderly people through two sheltered housing schemes in Hampshire. Makes grants to organisations providing educational activities for children and young people up to the age of 25 from disadvantaged backgrounds and to promote iron-related educational and heritage activities.
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    Positives:

    • The charity has received Government grants
    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
    • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
    • This charity uses a corporate trustee
    miles

    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£2,552£1,851£701£0£43,240£15,03697.5510
    31/03/22£8,932£2,067£6,865£0£44,452£14,79685.960
    31/03/21£2,240£1,993£247£0£34,173£7,29343.990
    31/03/20£2,757£1,844£913£0£31,715£6,51142.490
    31/03/19£2,558£2,008£551£0£31,673£6,0233690
    31/03/18£2,456£1,752£705£0£31,274£5,59138.390
    31/03/17£2,113£1,300£813£0£28,981£4,49541.590
    31/03/16£1,877£1,326£551£0£26,826£3,6443390
    31/03/15£1,955£1,288£667£11£27,329£3,2173090
    31/03/14£1,437£1,168£269£16£24,437£2,49325.690
    31/03/13£1,274£1,167£107£6£23,479£2,15622.290
    31/03/12£933£766£167£2£12,106£1,89129.6100
    31/03/11£895£689£206£2£12,006£1,73130.260
    31/03/10£840£923£-83£2£11,131£1,47819.260
    31/03/09£848£776£72£0£8,815£2,72342.170
    31/03/08£885£685£200£4£11,071£2,7964970
    31/03/07£834£684£150£0£11,624£2,64446.470
    31/03/06£747£762£-15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£1,221£1,134£87£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£1,125£1,156£-31£0£0£0n/a00
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    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 21%
    Liabilities/Income: 443%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 35%
    Reserves/Spending: 97.5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 24 months
    Quick Ratio: 8.2
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 49 years

    www.ironmongers.org

    helen@ironmongers.org

    02077762311

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    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Other facilities management and maintenance
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland, Scotland,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    Who works here?
    • 5 employees
    • 10 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • THE IRONMONGERS' TRUST COMPANY
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/01/1975, number: 219153
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Homes England
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    IRONMONGERS HALL
    BARBICAN
    LONDON
    EC2Y 8AA

    Objectives

    FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AND FORMER RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES AND HOMES OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME. THE RESIDENTS SHALL BE PERSONS OF LIMITED MEANS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO ARE WHOLLY OR IN PART UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THEMSELVES BY THEIR OWN EXERTIONS: PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO FREEMEN OF IRONMONGERS' COMPANY THEIR WIDOWS AND DEPENDENTS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED.

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