Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

BANNER OF TRUTH BUILDING FUND 

Provison of buildings
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,754,641 available, equivalent to 939 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£1,336£61£1,275£0£4,755£4,755938.800
31/03/22*£55£26£29n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£80£83£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£89£25£64n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£82£32£50n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£79£39£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£76£32£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£68£51£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£59£51£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£57£41£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£49£32£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£49£27£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£46£48£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£55£17£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£53£48£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£54£13£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£53£12£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£49£14£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£43£14£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£87£76£11£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 938.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 217 months
Quick Ratio: 10.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 58 years

www.banneroftruth.org

info@banneroftruth.co.uk

01313377310

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/08/1966, number: 248800
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 125 days late, AR22: 111 days late, AR21: 32 days late, AR05: 0 days late,
Main office

3 MURRAYFIELD ROAD
EDINBURGH
EH12 6EL

Objectives

THE ACQUISITION MAINTENANCE FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF A BUILDING AS A CENTRE FOR THE CARITABLE ACTIVITIEIS OF THE BANNER OF TRUTH TRUST AND AS SPECIFICALLY FURTHER DECLARED BY THE TRUST DEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND FOREIGN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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