Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE HFD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Data adjusted to reflect year end change
Period ending 23/12/19 23/06/21 23/06/22 23/06/23
Total income £55,403 £373,568 £229,277 £230,417
Total spending £26,400 £371,148 £228,323 £225,896
Surplus/deficit £29,003 £2,420 £954 £4,521
Established: 5 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','the saving of lives','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the promotion of equality and diversity','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','the advancement of animal welfare
Where it operates
  • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: North Lanarkshire
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 34-70
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 17/01/2019, number: SC048966
  • Notes: Previous Name-HFD Foundation from 17/01/2019 to 16/04/2019
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/11/2018, number: SC613524
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR19: 53 days late,
Main office

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Objectives

4.1 The objects of the Company are to advance:- (a) the prevention or relief of poverty. (b) education. (c) health. (d) the saving of lives. (e) citizenship or community development. (f) the arts, heritage, culture or science. (g) public participation in sport. (h) the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. (i) human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. (j) the promotion of equality and diversity. (k) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. (I) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. (m) animal welfare. and (n) such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit. The expressions 'charitable purpose' or 'charitable object' shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a 'charitable institution' shall mean a charity in terms of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, or a charity under the law of any other jurisdiction which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, provided that nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Company other than in furtherance of a charitable purpose.

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