Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    KENNEDY MEMORIAL FUND 

    The Kennedy Memorial Trust administers the Kennedy Memorial Fund commemorating President John F. Kennedy by maintaining a memorial at Runnymede and awarding scholarships to British graduate students to attend Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Each year the Trust provides graduate students with tuition fees, health cover, a stipend & travel grant.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £16,879,129 available, equivalent to 252 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
    Established: 60 years

    www.kennedytrust.org.uk

    TIM@KENNEDYTRUST.ORG.UK

    02072221151

    Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
    UN SDGs
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    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
    30/04/23£774£804£-30£0£16,879£16,879251.910
    30/04/22£282£992£-710n/an/an/an/an/a0
    30/04/21£279£314£-35n/an/an/an/an/a0
    30/04/20£442£783£-341n/an/an/an/an/a0
    30/04/19£417£724£-307n/an/an/an/an/a0
    30/04/18£426£780£-354£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/17£497£695£-197£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/16£348£685£-337£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/15£325£611£-287£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/14£314£647£-333£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/13£346£587£-241£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/12£231£373£-142£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/11£156£432£-276£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/10£160£388£-227£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/09£163£360£-197£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/08£187£345£-158£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/07£833£426£407£97£9,415£9,415265.310
    30/04/06£151£432£-281£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/05£653£404£249£0£0£0n/a00
    30/04/04£198£397£-199£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 0%
    Liabilities/Income: 4%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 251.9 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
    Quick Ratio: 10.4
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Other Defined Groups
    Who works here?
    • 1 employee

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Kennedy Memorial Trust
    £25,000 19/07/2022
    Kennedy Memorial Trust provides scholarships for British graduates to attend Harvard and MIT.
    Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Kennedy Memorial Trust
    £25,000 22/07/2021
    Kennedy Memorial Trust provides scholarships for British graduates to attend Harvard and MIT.
    Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Kennedy Memorial Trust
    £25,000 05/08/2020
    Kennedy Memorial Trust provides scholarships for British graduates to attend Harvard and MIT.
    Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Kennedy Memorial Trust
    £25,000 11/07/2019
    Kennedy Memorial Trust provides scholarships for British graduates to attend Harvard and MIT.
    Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Kennedy Memorial Trust
    £25,000 10/08/2018
    Kennedy Memorial Trust provides scholarships for British graduates to attend Harvard and MIT.
    Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Kennedy Memorial Trust
    £67,259 07/07/2017
    Kennedy Memorial Trust provides scholarships for British graduates to attend Harvard and MIT.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (10)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/05/1964, number: 234715
    Gift Aid
    • 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
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    3 BIRDCAGE WALK
    LONDON
    SW1H 9JJ

    Objectives

    1. TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENABLE MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO GO AS UNDER-GRADUATES OR GRADUATES TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY, RADCLIFFE COLLEGE OR THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. 2. TO SECURE AND LAY OUT A SITE ON RUNNYMEDE AS A PLACE TO WHICH THE PUBLIC HAVE ACCESS AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MANAGEMENT AND UPKEEP.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    UNRESTRICTED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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