Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

DACORUM COMMUNITY TRUST

The Dacorum Community Trust is a charity dedicated to helping those most in need within the Dacorum area, by managing and distributing funds it raises locally from individuals, companies and organisations.We assist local families who are disadvantaged through illness, loss of employment, and other circumstances.We are able to respond quickly and effectively.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23		£186	£175	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/22		£132	£125	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/21		£117	£76	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/20		£64	£79	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/19		£69	£75	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/18		£103	£62	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£105	£81	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£93	£119	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£116	£116	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£104	£129	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£108	£133	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£90	£128	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£61	£105	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£93	£173	£-81	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£228	£148	£80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£176	£223	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£196	£286	£-90	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£274	£132	£142	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£46	£57	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£91	£44	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 47 years

www.dctrust.org.uk

rh@dctrust.org.uk

07944280585

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Hertfordshire Community Foundation	£17,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	£10,000
The Funding Network	£4,459

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Pilot project for new role within DCT
£7,500	05/10/2021	Grant to Dacorum Community Trust
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid 19 - the recovery
£10,000	21/05/2021	The funding will be used to employ staff to support people who are experiencing extreme poverty particularly due to the pandemic where service users will be provided with food energy vouchers white ....more The funding will be used to employ staff to support people who are experiencing extreme poverty particularly due to the pandemic where service users will be provided with food energy vouchers white goods and signposting to relevant services with the aim of promoting wellbeing across the community.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Dacorum Community Trust
£5,000	29/03/2021	DCT arranged for 268 food parcels to be delivered to people who advised they were too scared to leave their homes or shielding due to Covid19. The Trust contributed towards a partner agencies ....more DCT arranged for 268 food parcels to be delivered to people who advised they were too scared to leave their homes or shielding due to Covid19. The Trust contributed towards a partner agencies delivery expenses.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	03/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Corona action
£5,000	06/04/2020	Grant to Dacorum Community Trust
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Dacorum Community Trust
£10,000	18/12/2019 11	Provision of Items Dacorum Cpmmunity Trust
The Funding Network - Immediate practical reponses in emergency cases
£4,459	08/10/2019	Provide families with young children who have been victims of domestic violence, formerly homeless and allocated an empty local authority property with floor covering, curtains and fittings for one ....more Provide families with young children who have been victims of domestic violence, formerly homeless and allocated an empty local authority property with floor covering, curtains and fittings for one room.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Gender Split

CLAIRE FURNELL-WILLIAMS Appointed: 2015

GEOFF BUDD Appointed: 2014

HELEN COOK Appointed: 2014

JOHN CARLTON-ASHTON

MICHAEL EDIS

PAUL THOMAS Appointed: 2021

STUART WESLEY

SUSAN PESCH

TONY WILLIAMS (Chair)

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/01/1977, number: 272759

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR06: 9 days late, AR05: 19 days late, AR04: 34 days late,

Main office

The Forum
Marlowes
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP1 1DN

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND OTHERWISE SUPPORT OR ASSIST SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS WHERESOEVER IN THE DISTRICT OF DACORUM, IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORDSHIRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE DISTRICT OF DACORUM

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