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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Very static board: -5
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

THE AMATEURS TRUST

Support for charitable causes in Luton, Bedfordshire, north Hertfordshire and Dorset, in particular for health, education, and relief of hardship; for other UK charities which provide research, support or care for public benefit; for overseas projects run or overseen by registered UK charities.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
05/04/23£251£264£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/22£222£580£-359n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/21£226£720£-494n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/20£287£730£-444n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/19£272£453£-181n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/18£262£549£-287n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/17£266£449£-183n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/16£249£228£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/15£223£690£-467n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/14£244£375£-131n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/13£280£104£176n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/12*£260£384£-124n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/11£187£87£100n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/10£164£336£-172n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/09*£478£532£-54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/08*£319£60£258n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/07*£227£185£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/06*£211£125£86n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/05*£206£199£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/04*£10£18£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 25 years

020 7318 0845

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • DR PHILIP RAMSEY ALFORD Appointed: 2002
  • PAMELA MARJORIE BROWN Appointed: 2002
  • TERENCE WILLIAM ILOTT Appointed: 2013
  • ZEWEN ALFORD (Chair) Appointed: 1999
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/07/1999, number: 1076369
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR12: 1 days late, AR09: 106 days late, AR08: 62 days late, AR07: 63 days late, AR06: 81 days late, AR05: 195 days late, AR04: 31 days late,
Main office

53 BOWBROOKVALE
LUTON
LU2 8SY

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING: (A) TO INCREASE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF ANY MATTERS OF HISTORICAL ARTISTIC GEOGRAPHICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INTEREST (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY ARRANGING VISITS TO SITES OF HISTORIC ARTISTIC GEOGRAPHICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INTEREST IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD (C) TO CREATE MAINTAIN AND FUND BURSARIES SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY DISTRESS AND HARDSHIP BY APPROPRIATE CHARITABLE (WHETHER REHABILITATIVE FINANCIAL OR OTHER) ASSISTANCE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD (3) THE PROVISION OF RELIEF FOR THE ELDERLY SICK OR DISABLED (4) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND RELIEF OF SICKNESS THROUGH PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (5) THE APPLICATION OF FUNDS TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY CHARITIES OR ANY PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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