Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Volatile income
spending growth: -1

No volunteer policy: -2

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

THE GROCERS' CHARITY

This is a grant making charity, you can view its grants here

The Grocers' Charity is the charitable arm of the Grocers' Company, a City of London Livery Company. The Charity is a grant-awarding body to UK registered charities working in designated areas of need that encompasses education, the Church, the relief of poverty, support for the arts, heritage, young people, medicine, environment and those with disabilities.

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Positives:

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 uses a corporate trustee

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
31/07/23	£1,349	£1,367	£-17	£31	£34,475	£324	2.8	1	60
31/07/22	£1,005	£1,243	£-238	£31	£34,327	£480	4.6	1	0
31/07/21	£6,801	£967	£5,835	£2	£37,148	£688	8.5	1	0
31/07/20	£812	£901	£-89	£0	£24,637	£741	9.9	1	0
31/07/19	£2,532	£1,527	£1,005	£39	£26,483	£958	7.5	1	0
31/07/18	£1,161	£1,064	£98	£28	£24,010	£10,155	114.6	1	0
31/07/17	£1,261	£1,034	£227	£47	£22,319	£1,104	12.8	1	0
31/07/16	£1,093	£925	£169	£12	£19,188	£1,224	15.9	1	0
31/07/15	£1,075	£780	£296	£19	£16,845	£1,361	20.9	1	0
31/07/14	£562	£683	£-121	£20	£15,671	£1,454	25.6	1	0
31/07/13	£951	£633	£318	£5	£15,400	£1,546	29.3	1	0
31/07/12	£663	£800	£-137	£10	£12,877	£828	12.4	2	0
31/07/11	£458	£866	£-409	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10	£966	£1,054	£-88	£7	£12,376	£1,294	14.7	2	0
31/07/09	£1,305	£1,004	£301	£8	£10,941	£1,213	14.5	1	0
31/07/08	£1,641	£1,254	£387	£6	£11,429	£1,988	19	1	0
31/07/07	£1,632	£1,680	£-47	£7	£12,695	£3,010	21.5	1	0
31/07/06	£1,442	£2,459	£-1,017	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05	£1,306	£700	£606	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04	£1,794	£673	£1,121	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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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: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 1%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 31.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 56 years

www.grocershall.co.uk

enquiries@grocershall.co.uk

02076063113

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

1 employee
60 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

THE GROCERS' TRUST COMPANY LIMITED

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/07/1968, number: 255230

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

GROCERS' HALL
PRINCES STREET
LONDON
EC2R 8AD

Objectives

FOR SOME CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES BEING A QUALIFIED CHARITY TO THE INTENT THAT SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES SHALL BE ADVANCED IN SUCH MANNER BY THE TRUSTEES AS SHALL BE PRESCRIBED IN SUCH DEED OR IN ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS MADE THEREUNDER

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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