Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

MARY MACARTHUR HOLIDAY TRUST

The provision of holidays to women in need of a holiday by reason of age, poverty, infirmity, disablement or social or economic circumstances.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23£32£62£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£27£64£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£51£39£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£62£82£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£71£73£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£76£69£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£68£73£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£64£103£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£64£75£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£59£75£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£61£46£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£53£44£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£47£41£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£54£44£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£71£65£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£67£61£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£60£60£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£61£58£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£56£60£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£61£49£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

www.mmht.org.uk

cheryl.andrews@mmht.org.uk

02920359091

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

  • ALISON SPENCER-SCRAGG Appointed: 2023
  • CAROL SEWELL Appointed: 2015
  • ELIZABETH MERRYL ELLIOTT
  • JAMES LEONARD Appointed: 2015
  • JEAN SHARROCKS Appointed: 2023
  • JILL MARION LITTLE WOODHOUSE Appointed: 2021
  • KAREN KENDRICK (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • LENA PATRICIA SHARP Appointed: 2016
  • MISS E S CAMPBELL
  • MR K MILLS
  • NICOLA JAYNE DOWNES Appointed: 2023
  • TREVOR MARTIN KING
  • ZEENET HASSNAIN Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/01/1963, number: 209989
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 71 days late,
Main office

MARY MACARTHUR HOLIDAY TRUST
UNITE HOUSE
1 CATHEDRAL ROAD
CARDIFF
CF11 9SD

Objectives

THE RELIEF IN NEED OF WOMEN BY THE PROVISION OF HOLIDAYS FOR SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF A PERIOD OF REST OR HOLIDAY AND WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, POVERTY, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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