Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Return overdue: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THORNTON-SMITH AND PLEVINS TRUST

Making of educational grants to young people, generally in the age range 16-19, who are in distressed circumstances.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/07/22£373£339£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21*£352£361£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20£382£365£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/19£436£358£78n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18£870£402£468£68£14,185£1,03230.810
31/07/17*£373£378£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/16£357£394£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/15£397£386£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/14£383£354£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/13£359£367£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/12£393£361£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/11£320£354£-35n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 14 years

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01182147100

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHARLES SYDNEY FOWLE Appointed: 2017
  • CHARLES WILLIAM SMYTH-OSBORNE Appointed: 2016
  • FIONA ELSIE TENNICK
  • FLORA LYON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: None
  • MARTIN ROBIN GRAY (Chair) Appointed: 2013
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2010, number: 1137196
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR21: 304 days late, AR17: 48 days late,
Main office

BDO Llp
2 Blagrave Street
READING
RG1 1AZ

Objectives

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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