Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED 

We provide support to disadvantaged people to improve their quality of life. Major programmes are selected and not open to application, a regional grant programme provides smaller grants to local charities. Full details are available on www.zct.org.uk.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 50 years

www.zct.org.uk

steve.grimmett@zct.org.uk

07875886341

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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
31/12/22£3,261£3,589£-328£278£4,228£4,22114.116514
31/12/21£3,364£3,549£-185£212£4,793£4,78616.2161,500
31/12/20£3,683£3,936£-253£243£5,014£5,00715.318750
31/12/19£3,753£4,114£-361£397£5,415£5,39915.7191,500
31/12/18£3,769£3,876£-107£366£5,415£5,39916.7212,398
31/12/17£3,778£3,571£207£366£5,529£5,50018.5240
31/12/16£3,855£3,628£227£373£5,254£5,23217.3240
31/12/15£4,025£3,408£617£535£4,853£130220
31/12/14£3,753£3,750£3£592£4,274£4,24313.6190
31/12/13£3,697£3,848£-151£638£4,293£4,25613.3230
31/12/12£2,833£3,602£-769£562£4,475£4,35214.5190
31/12/11£4,072£3,344£728£506£5,286£5,15918.5190
31/12/10£3,257£3,604£-347£463£4,582£4,53815.1180
31/12/09£3,378£3,428£-50£496£4,990£4,94117.3150
31/12/08£3,560£3,454£106£533£5,083£5,04917.5170
31/12/07£3,413£3,393£20£520£4,850£4,84317.1170
31/12/06£3,240£3,460£-220£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£3,446£3,876£-430£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£3,399£4,500£-1,101£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 14.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 4.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 16 employees
  • 514 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-62
  • ANDREW JEPP Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/03/1974, number: 266983
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/12/1973, number: 01154049
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LTD
PO BOX 1288
SWINDON
SN1 1FL

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE SAFEGUARDING AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION.(B) TO SUPPORT ANY OTHER CHARITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC WHETHER BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS OR OTHERWISE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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