Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

SPIRIT OF NORMANDY TRUST 

BENEVOLENCETo provide financial assistance for veterans of the three Services who served in Normandy, France during WW2 and their dependants who are in need.EDUCATIONTo increase the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the general public concerning those events leading up to and beyond the Normandy Campaign and their historical significance.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • 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
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
05/04/23£38£40£-3n/an/an/an/an/a2
05/04/22£60£56£4n/an/an/an/an/a1
05/04/21£12£6£6n/an/an/an/an/a1
05/04/20£70£66£4n/an/an/an/an/a1
05/04/19£14£13£1n/an/an/an/an/a1
05/04/18£33£45£-12£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£9£12£-3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£18£14£4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£34£48£-14£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£20£20£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£20£11£9£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£34£6£28£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£13£6£7£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£18£6£12£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£3£7£-5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08£2£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07*£2£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£6£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

www.spiritofnormandy.org.uk

info@spiritofnormandy.org.uk

01428 605672

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports 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
Forever Manchester - Home Front Voices
£1,000 27/08/2021
Purchasing audio experiences for veterans website.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/05/1994, number: 1038121
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 2 days late,
Main office

WISE & CO
WEY COURT WEST
UNION ROAD
FARNHAM
GU9 7PT

Objectives

TO APPLY THE INCOME AND CAPITAL FOR OR TOWARDS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF VETERANS OF THE THREE SERVICES WHO ARE IN NEED AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND IN THE INCREASE OF KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE EVENTS LEADING UPTO AND CULMINATING IN THE NORMANDY LANDINGS IN JUNE 1944 AND THEIR HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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