Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -5
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

POSTCODE INTERNATIONAL TRUST

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
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/12/17	31/12/18	31/12/19	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/12/22
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies
Other Income
Investment Income		£5,463	£11,604	£1,086	£470	£71,309
Total income	£8,115,503	£9,563,734	£8,959,726	£8,342,779	£40,038,932	£38,920,551
Charitable activities spending		£2,804,868	£3,358,212	£2,605,769	£9,186,307	£12,561,496
Fundraising costs	69%	68%	68%	68%	65%	67%
Other spending
Total spending	£8,318,199	£9,307,447	£9,446,073	£8,280,940	£35,393,502	£38,594,823
Surplus/deficit	-£202,696	£256,287	-£486,347	£61,839	£4,645,430	£325,728

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Established: 10 years

www.postcodeinternationaltrust.org.uk

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of health','the saving of lives','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the promotion of equality and diversity','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (5)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 44-57

BANKS, Lang
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Charity Director

MILLER, Ross Alexander
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Charity Director

PHIRI, Chupa
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Fundraising Consultant

SINGH, Sanjay
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Head Of Funding Programmes

STONEMAN, Robert Edward, Dr
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Charity - Rewilding Areas Coordinator

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 01/05/2014, number: SC044835
Registered at Companies House on 29/04/2014, number: SC476398

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

People's Postcode Lottery, 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4ET

Objectives

3 The Company is incorporated for charitable objects and purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland or elsewhere, and in particular the Company is established to promote: 3.1 The prevention or relief of poverty. 3.2 The advancement of education. 3.3 The advancement of health. 3.4 The saving of lives. 3.5 The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. 3.5 The promotion of equality and diversity. and 3.6 The advancement of environmental protection and improvement.