Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES

Benefit of sick and infirm residents of Bury St Edmunds
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 17 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 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
31/12/22*£1£3£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

https://guildhallfeoffmenttrust.org.uk/

clerk@guildhallfeoffmenttrust.org.uk

01284754190

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 16/17 persons

  • BIRGITTE MAGER Appointed: 2021
  • GEORGE EDWARD JAMES COCKRAM
  • GRAHAM MOTHERSOLE Appointed: 2023
  • GREGORY LUTON Appointed: 2018
  • HENRY REGINALD SALTMARSH FCA
  • HANNAH BLACK Appointed: 2017
  • MARK MERRIAM Appointed: 2020
  • PAUL ANDREW KNIGHTS (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • PATRICK HUNG CHOW CHUNG Appointed: 2022
  • PETER ARMITAGE Appointed: 2024
  • REV CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON Appointed: 2022
  • SIMON FRANCIS POTT FRICS
  • SUSAN G SOPER
  • SUSAN GLOSSOP Appointed: 2022
  • THE VERY REVEREND JOSEPH PATRICIUS HAWES Appointed: 2018
  • THOMAS MURRAY Appointed: 2021
  • VIRGINIA BEVERLEY DEAN
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/06/1964, number: 234049
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 4 days late, AR17: 121 days late, AR16: 51 days late, AR14: 31 days late, AR13: 6 days late, AR12: 68 days late, AR11: 22 days late, AR10: 35 days late, AR09: 87 days late, AR08: 151 days late,
Main office

17 College Square
College Lane
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
Suffolk
IP33 1NW

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF POOR PERSONS WHO ARE SICK OR INFIRM AND WHO RESIDE IN THE BOROUGH OF BURY ST. EDMUNDS. FOR DETAILS, SEE CLAUSE 4 OF SCHEME OF 1953.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BURY ST. EDMUNDS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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