Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    THE SAMUEL SMITH'S AND SPENCER'S CHARITIES

    Objects an ActivitiesThe principle objects and activities of the charity are:To pay pensions to needy persons who are resident in the City of Coventry and the Parish of Bedworth.To make payments to persons resident in the said City for relief in need.
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    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
    31/12/23£66£60£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/22£60£69£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/21£55£61£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/20£51£65£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/19*£51£65£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/18£55£62£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/17£63£56£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/16£57£49£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/15£57£50£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/14£40£43£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/13£31£24£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/12£33£32£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/11£30£25£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/10£28£29£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/09£31£28£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/08£36£29£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/07*£35£28£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/06£28£29£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/05£30£30£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/04£35£32£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 59 years

    info@hboltd.co.uk

    02476306029

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • General Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Grant-making foundations
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to individuals
    • Makes grants to organisations
    • Provides other finance
    Where it operates
    • Coventry City, Warwickshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Defined Groups

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • ANDREW CHARLES EDWARD GILLITT Appointed: 1992
    • DR RICHARD JAMES BALLANTINE Appointed: 1997
    • GEORGE THOMAS WELCH FOOTTIT Appointed: 2014
    • IAN WALTER SIMPSON Appointed: 2019
    • JSF GRINDLAY Appointed: 1974
    • RGW CALDICOTT Appointed: 1988
    • RICHARD MAXWELL BOOTHEWAY KENYON Appointed: 1990
    • REV PAM HOWELL Appointed: 2023
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/08/1965, number: 240936
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • 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
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR19: 189 days late, AR07: 33 days late,
    Main office

    Seven Stars House
    1 Wheler Road
    Coventry
    CV3 4LB

    Objectives

    1. THE PURCHASE OF BIBLES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO 20 YOUNG PERSONS OF WHOM 16 ARE RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF COVENTRY AND 4 RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF BEDWORTH IN THE COUNTY OF WARWICK. 2. IN PAYING PENSIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE SCHEME 3. FOR RELIEF IN NEED.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    COVENTRY AND THE ANCIENT PARISH OF BEDWORTH

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

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