Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE CAMERON FUND

The relief of poverty hardship and distress among current and former general practitioners and their dependants.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 20 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£424£567£-143n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£454£442£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£434£343£91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£440£379£61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£408£373£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£388£322£66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£465£304£161n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£306£346£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£315£321£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£349£347£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£356£275£81n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£354£283£71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£315£231£85n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£254£247£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£253£232£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£258£236£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£249£239£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£216£175£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£262£175£87n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£217£245£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 54 years

www.cameronfund.org.uk

info@cameronfund.org.uk

02073880796

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-81
  • DR ANDREW FRANCIS RODGETT Appointed: 2012, Occupation: General Medical Practitioner
  • DR BRIAN MCGREGOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: General Practitioner
  • DR CHARLES JOHN BRETT Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired Gp
  • DR CAROLINE RICKARD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: General Practitioner & Medical Director
  • DR EDWARD GAVIN CRAWFORD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Gp
  • DR IAN STEWART WINTERTON, Occupation: General Practitioner
  • DR JOHN FRANCIS KEDWARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: General Medical Practitioner
  • DR PETER JOHN PASHLEY HOLDEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Registered General Practitioner
  • DR RICHARD MARK VAUTREY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: General Practitioner
  • DR ROBERT LUIGI MORLEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • DR ROBERT NIGEL BARNETT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: General Medical Practitioner
  • DR SARAH FRANCES RANN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Doctor
  • DR SANGEETHA HELEN SORNALINGAM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: General Practitioner
  • DR SEAN PHELAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: General Medical Practitioner
  • DR SIMON PARKINSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • DR TERRY JOHN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: General Medical Practitioner
  • DR VERNON HAROLD NEEDHAM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired General Practitioner
  • DR WILLIAM ARNOLD MCDOWELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: General Practitioner
  • DR WILLIAM MCALPINE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: General Practitioner
  • DR ZOE NORRIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Gp
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/01/1971, number: 261993
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/10/1970, number: 00993060
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from YORK DIVISION BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CHARITIES FUND on 30/12/2019
Main office

The Cameron Fund
B M A House
Tavistock Square
LONDON
WC1H 9JP

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OF GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OF NECESSITOUS CHILDREN AND DEPENDANTS, AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE INCORPORATED BODY IN GENERAL MEETING (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION DATED 31/05/2016)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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