Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
    • Grant maker support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

    THE RICHARD ORMONDE SHUTTLEWORTH REMEMBRANCE TRUST 

    Promotion of education and training in the science, practice and history of aviation and automotive transportandPromotion of education and training in the science and practice of agriculture, food production and management of rural resources by making arrangements for the provision and conduct of a college.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity has a robust balance sheet

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £48,678,000 available, equivalent to 112 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

    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
    31/10/23£5,322£5,233£89£2,572£102,704£48,678111.655220
    31/10/22£5,877£5,985£-108£2,610£100,916£47,12794.562150
    31/10/21£5,389£4,849£540£1,947£94,037£43,942108.753150
    31/10/20£4,154£4,751£-597£1,989£87,304£40,78910374150
    31/10/19£5,195£5,587£-392£3,271£85,881£40,18086.381150
    31/10/18£5,255£5,428£-173£2,992£85,741£39,88488.2740
    31/10/17£4,579£5,482£-903£2,427£85,647£38,77884.9680
    31/10/16£4,124£5,497£-1,373£2,535£85,469£23,12450.5800
    31/10/15£3,816£4,113£-298£1,066£84,911£23,76769.3520
    31/10/14£5,641£6,039£-398£3,088£82,955£23,79447.3470
    31/10/13£4,620£4,376£244£1,737£79,139£24,06066440
    31/10/12£4,384£3,502£882£1,018£52,643£21,86274.9450
    31/10/11£4,413£4,042£371£645£49,192£20,82761.8440
    31/10/10£3,483£2,771£712£599£45,487£17,18274.4320
    31/10/09£3,448£2,826£622£577£40,485£13,86858.9320
    31/10/08£3,275£2,285£990£504£37,241£10,82356.8300
    31/10/07£3,090£2,281£809£432£35,360£12,34765340
    31/10/06£3,660£2,156£1,504£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/05£3,697£2,348£1,349£0£0£0n/a00
    31/10/04£4,139£2,203£1,936£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 219.3%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 49.9%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 2%
    Liabilities/Income: 46%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 47%
    Reserves/Spending: 111.6 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.7
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 61 years

    www.shuttleworth.org

    enquiries@shuttleworth.org

    01767627979

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    GiG Classification
    • Colleges and universities
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    Where it operates
    • Bedford, Central Bedfordshire,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 55 employees
    • 220 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    DCMS - Swiss Grotto Garden
    £4,538 29/01/2021
    Repair and replace damaged panes in the grotto and fernery
    DCMS - Swiss Grotto Garden
    £1,512 29/01/2021
    Repair and replace damaged panes in the grotto and fernery
    DCMS - CRF20 Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth Remembrance Trust
    £626,000 14/10/2020
    Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth Remembrance Trust
    £118,000 24/08/2020
    COVID19 Shuttleworth Trust
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Shuttleworth Trust
    £90,900 26/02/2019
    The Shuttleworth Trust - filling the hole in the sum of its parts

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • RICHARD SHUTTLEWORTH TRUSTEES
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/03/1963, number: 307534
    Gift Aid
    • 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
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    THE SHUTTLEWORTH TRUST
    OLD WARDEN PARK
    BIGGLESWADE
    BEDFORDSHIRE
    SG18 9EP

    Objectives

    (A) THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE AND HISTORY OF AVIATION AND AUTOMOTIVE TRANSPORT; AND (B) THE PROMOTION OF - (I) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURE; (II) IN SO FAR AS IT IS ANCILLARY THERETO, EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND THE MANAGEMENT OF RURAL RESOURCES, BY THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT, OR BY ASSISTING IN OR MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT, OF A COLLEGE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS 'THE COLLEGE').

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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