Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

TBF TRUST

The charity seeks to maintain, advance and promote the Christian faith, and to relieve poverty and suffering, particularly of Christians suffering discrimination and persecution because of their faith. Grants are made to enable local project partners to support persecuted Christians in their areas. Assistance is also given to connected charities in circumstances that fall under these objects.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23*£3£16£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£30£12£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£7£3£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£6£16£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£561£6,090£-5,529£0£167£1370.300
31/03/18*£298£1,057£-760n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£938£442£496£0£6,238£5,182140.800
31/03/16*£1,439£351£1,088£0£5,244£4,346148.500
31/03/15£2,264£7,845£-5,581£6£4,290£3,3235.100
31/03/14?£13,274£5,064£8,210£18£9,682£5,39512.800
31/08/13£442£206£235n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£450£253£197n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£332£1,001£-669n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£375£2£373n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£190£45£146n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£339£4£336n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£160£4£156n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£85£3£82n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£79£2£77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04*£285£2£282n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 49 years

info@tbftrust.org

07968384539

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Kent, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

  • CAROLINE JULIA CHENEVIX KERSLAKE, Occupation: Company Director
  • DR DHINAKARAN ROBERT JABA PRASAD PHILLIPS Appointed: 2023
  • DR PATRICK SOOKHDEO (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • ROSEMARY ANNE SOOKHDEO
  • WILLIAM PHILIP SEYMOUR RICHARDS Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/06/1975, number: 271602
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 146 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 150 days late, AR04: 6 days late,
Main office

TBF Trust
Unit 2, Fordbrook Business Centre
Marlborough Road
PEWSEY
Wiltshire
SN9 5NU

Objectives

TO MAINTAIN ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT AND FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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