Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

TW MONEY ADVICE SERVICE 

TWMAS works in conjunction with Crosslight Advice (charity no. 1163306) to provide advice to members of the public who are in debt from the TW postcode area. TWMAS is responsible for recruiting volunteers who work under the supervision of Crosslight Advice. TWMAS provides training and support for advisers and organises money advice courses for clients and for other members of the public.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
31/12/22£62£39£23n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/12/21£35£30£5n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/20?£43£36£8n/an/an/an/an/a15
30/06/19£16£11£5n/an/an/an/an/a14
30/06/18£17£7£10£0£0£0n/a010
30/06/17£7£3£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£8£4£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

twmas.org.uk

07779483023

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hounslow, Richmond Upon Thames,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Richmond Parish Lands Charity - To TW Money Advice Service
£8,000 01/12/2022
12
Debt and Money Advice and increased capacity for money advice service.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/07/2015, number: 1162828
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

ST. STEPHENS CHURCH OFFICE
30 CROWN ROAD
TWICKENHAM
TW1 3EE

Objectives

(I) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE;(II) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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