Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

WESTMINSTER GROUP FOUNDATION

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO GROUPS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY, ADVANCE EDUCATION OR PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
31/12/22*£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21*£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£21£21£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£5£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£3£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£4£2£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

www.wg-foundation.org

info@wg-foundation.org

01295756300

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, The Gambia, Trinidad And Tobago, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN WOLSTENCROFT (Chair) Appointed: 2014
  • HEIDI FOWLER Appointed: 2014
  • JOANNA FOWLER Appointed: 2015
  • PETER MACKIE Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/09/2014, number: 1158653
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR22: 6 days late, AR21: 371 days late, AR20: 193 days late, AR19: 18 days late,
Main office

Westminster Group Plc
Westminster House
Blacklocks Hill
Banbury
OX17 2BS

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY, ADVANCE EDUCATION OR PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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