Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 7

GOWER STREET

Gower Street makes grants to organisations involved in combating the global climate emergency, and to organisations working to improve school education outcomes in Ghana. Occasionally grants are made for other purposes at the trustees' discretion. Unsolicited applications for funding are not accepted.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,186,598 available, equivalent to 25 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/10/23		£807	£2,037	£-1,230	£0	£4,187	£4,187	24.7	0	0
31/10/22		£1,776	£1,545	£232	£48	£5,637	£5,637	43.8	0	0
31/10/21	*	£454	£478	£-25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/20		£10	£177	£-167	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 24.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 38.8

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 5 years

https://www.gowerstreet.org/

admin@gowerstreet.org

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations

Where it operates

Ghana, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

FLORENCE MILLER Appointed: 2020

HARRIET WILLIAMS Appointed: 2021

LAWRENCE BROBBEY Appointed: 2023

NICHOLAS JAMES MARPLE Appointed: 2008

SOPHIE MARPLE (Chair) Appointed: 2008

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/05/2019, number: 1183461

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
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
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

4 returns made; AR21: 15 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from GOWER STREET on 05/08/2020

Main office

37 DOWNSHIRE HILL
LONDON
NW3 1NU

Objectives

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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