Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

Poor Liquidity: -1
Positive trading contribution: +2;Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

Only 4 Trustees: -1
All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -10

THE 1959 GROUP OF CHARITIES

Promoting the efficiency of member charities by facilitating the exchange of information about matters of common interest and encouraging voluntary work for member charities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board is completely male
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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	*	£1,871	£1,860	£11	£1,833	£17	£17	0.1	35	200
31/03/22		£38	£112	£-75	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£14	£114	£-100	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£3	£110	£-107	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£73	£73	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£1	£70	£-70	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£1	£76	£-75	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£1	£21	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£51	£18	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£60	£17	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£77	£35	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£275	£18	£257	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	*	£0	£22	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	*	£1	£23	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£2	£19	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£4	£17	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07	*	£3	£29	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06	*	£13	£23	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£4	£19	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£6	£32	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7585.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 98.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 96%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 58 years

www.cardsforcharity.co.uk

finance@cfgc.co.uk

01264361555

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

PATRICK RICHARD RENNELL CHAPMAN Appointed: 2022

PETER MIDGLEY Appointed: 2022

ROBERT ALEXANDER MONTEATH Appointed: 2022

STEPHEN JAMES MAYHEW Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/09/1966, number: 249039

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 183 days late, AR20: 9 days late, AR11: 102 days late, AR10: 23 days late, AR07: 34 days late, AR06: 1 days late,

Main office

1959 Group of Charities
5 Brayford Square
LONDON
E1 0SG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF MEMBER CHARITIES(AS DEFINED IN CLAUSE E) IN DIRECT FURTHERANCE OF THEIR OBJECTS BY: (I) ESTABLISHING A FORUM THROUGH WHICH THESE CHARITIES CAN EXCHANGE USEFUL INFORMATION AND RESOLVE COMMON PROBLEMS RELATING TO THEIR ADMINISTRATION, PROMOTION AND FUNDRAISING (II) ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING VOLUNTARY WORK FOR THESE CHARITIES BY THEIR MEMBERS, SUPPORTERS, LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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