Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    THE GORDON ROBINSON MEMORIAL TRUST 

    The Gordon Robinson Memorial Trust is established to advance the musical education of the young people of Northamptonshire and its immediate surrounding areas and in particular those studying currently or having recently finished studying at the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust by providing grants and other forms of financial assistance
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    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
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/12/23£27£39£-12n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/12/22£26£44£-17n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/12/21£21£54£-33n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/20£37£32£5n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/12/19£235£79£156n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/12/18£24£88£-64£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/17£168£182£-14£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/16£58£72£-15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/15£186£60£126£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/14£39£54£-15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/13£132£44£88£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/12£35£27£9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/11£28£28£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/10£30£26£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/09£32£31£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/08£30£23£7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/07£23£20£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/06£12£8£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£9£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£13£7£5£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 42 years

    01604584324

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    Where it operates
    • Northamptonshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 1 volunteer

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
    £1,500 20/12/2022
    Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/11/1981, number: 283551
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • 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 EDNA NEWILL CHARITABLE TRUST on 03/09/2020
    Main office

    32 VIENNE CLOSE
    NORTHAMPTON
    NN5 6HE

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREAS AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE STUDYING CURRENTLY OR HAVING RECENTLY FINISHED STUDYING AT THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS TRUST BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND OTHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING BY:I) AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES AND GRANTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OR PAYMENT OF TUITION FEES;II) SUBSIDISING STUDY AND/OR MUSICAL TOURS TO ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO FURTHER THAT EDUCATION;III) SUBSIDISING PROGRAMMES OF MUSICAL-RELATED EDUCATIONAL STUDY;IV) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESOURCES TO ENABLE OR SUPPORT THE STUDY OF MUSIC BY SUCH PERSONS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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