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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN FOUNDATION

Our mission is to break the cycle of poverty through education, empowerment and enterprise at the heart of the community.EFTC works in partnership with disadvantaged families, children and young adults in Guatemala, Central America to ensure they develop the tools they need to make positive choices and build a brighter future for themselves.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
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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
31/12/23£837£682£155£167£281£2814.932
31/12/22£611£616£-5£176£126£1152.232
31/12/21£594£612£-18£140£131£1282.532
31/12/20£576£649£-74£150£149£1302.452
31/12/19£701£741£-40£201£223£2433.947
31/12/18£785£760£25£158£263£2634.140
31/12/17£818£740£77£132£237£2333.830
31/12/16?£468£426£42£116£118£1123.230
05/04/15£472£478£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/14£343£399£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/13£405£409£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/12£392£332£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/11£496£628£-132n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/10£404£344£60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/09£354£368£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/08£197£243£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/07£218£205£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/06£152£59£93n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/05£116£79£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/04*£11£8£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 55.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 21 years

www.eftcfoundation.org

enquiries@eftcfoundation.org

01159584876

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Guatemala, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Psychology Programme at the School of Hope
£8,137 10/08/2022
12
To help cover the cost of salaries

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DOUGAL POWRIE
  • MATTHEW DENMAN Appointed: 2014
  • MICHELLE AITKEN (Chair) Appointed: 2014
  • NICHOLAS ROBERT WATLING Appointed: 2022
  • NIMESH RAGHAVENDRA KAMATH Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/09/2003, number: 1099280
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 91 days late,
Main office

52A Rectory Road
West Bridgford
NOTTINGHAM
NG2 6BU

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN CENTRAL AMERICA BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS EQUIPMENT AND TEACHING PERSONNEL AND(B)TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE EDUCATED BY THE FOUNDATION, TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES, BY THE PROVISION OF SHELTER, AMENITIES, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, IN ANY SUCH CHARITABLE WAY AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CENTRAL AMERICA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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