Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND

To provide grants to not-for-profit organisations working with carers or the rehabilitation of offenders
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates all of its income
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/03/23£702£949£-247£0£22,556£4485.720
31/03/22£701£650£51£0£24,205£66112.220
31/03/21£741£865£-125£0£23,662£5107.120
31/03/20£737£623£114£0£19,799£72213.920
31/03/19£708£797£-89£0£20,655£3585.420
31/03/18£684£745£-61£0£20,149£4477.210
31/03/17£665£843£-178£0£20,304£5077.210
31/03/16£656£883£-227£0£18,389£1862.510
31/03/15£649£805£-156£10£19,858£4136.210
31/03/14£644£557£87£11£18,441£56912.210
31/03/13£630£405£225£7£17,682£48214.310
05/04/12£610£619£-9£9£15,514£257510
05/04/11£599£689£-90£7£16,486£0n/a10
05/04/10£609£728£-119£12£15,722£0n/a10
05/04/09*£581£621£-41£8£12,270£0n/a10
05/04/08£527£755£-228£8£16,268£0n/a10
05/04/07*£487£627£-140n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/06*£474£719£-245n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/05£443£589£-146n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/04£437£584£-146n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 2%
Reserves/Spending: 5.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 61 years

www.triangletrust.org.uk

info@triangletrust.org.uk

07716378564

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Merseyside Expanding Horizons - 2
£60,000 23/03/2023
24
Re-write will provide young female offenders with a bespoke, combined program of artistic intervention, & employment/enterprise training and mentoring pre, during and post release to enable young ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

  • ALISON ELIZABETH HOPE Appointed: 2015
  • CLIO CARPENTER Appointed: 2023
  • DAVID LOUDON Appointed: 2020
  • DOREEN FOSTER Appointed: 2018
  • HINDPAL SINGH BHUI Appointed: 2023
  • JAMES MARSHALL Appointed: 2020
  • KAREN DRURY (Chair) Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/04/1964, number: 222860
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR09: 1 days late, AR07: 12 days late, AR06: 13 days late,
Main office

Brighton Eco Centre
39-41 Surrey Street
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 3PB

Objectives

THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND SHALL SUBJECT TO THE PAYMENT THEREOUT OF ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES INCURRED IN OR ABOUT THE FORMATION ADMINISTRATION AND EXECUTION OF THE TRUSTS THEREOF BE APPLIED TO SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE MANAGING TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE AND IN PARTICULAR:(A) IN ASSISTING (AT THE ABSOLUTE DISCRETION OF THE MANAGING TRUSTEES) BY THE PROVISION OF ALLOWANCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION PERSONS EMPLOYED OR FORMERLY EMPLOYED IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND OR WALES OR THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS;(B) IN ASSISTING (AT THE ABSOLUTE DISCRETION OF THE MANAGING TRUSTEES) IN ANY CASES OF POVERTY ARISING FROM SICKNESS ILL-HEALTH WAR DAMAGE NATIONAL SERVICE OR OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER PERSONS EMPLOYED OR FORMERLY EMPLOYED IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND AND WALES OR THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS INCLUDING EMPLOYEES AND FORMER EMPLOYEES AND THE DEPENDANTS OF EMPLOYEES OR FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE FIRM OR OF ANY OTHER SUCH COMPANY WITH WHICH THE FIRM MAY BE AMALGAMATED OR INTO WHICH IT MAY BE RECONSTRUCTED OR OF ANY SUBSIDIARY COMPANY OF THE FIRM OR OF ANY OTHER COMPANY WITH WHICH THE FIRM MAY BE AMALGAMATED OR INTO WHICH IT MAY BE RECONSTRUCTED BUT EXCLUDING THE SETTLOR AND HIS WIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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