Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 14

Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +14

Overall GiG Score: 20

TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Two Ridings Community Foundation is one of 46 accredited community foundations in the UK with the shared aim of helping individuals, families, entrepreneurs, companies, charitable trusts and public sector bodies connect with, support and invest in their local communities across the UK.

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Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
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

Established: 8 years

www.tworidingscf.org.uk

info@tworidingscf.org.uk

01904929500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£2,672	£2,692	£-20	£104	£10,483	£318	1.4	11	12
31/03/22	£2,206	£2,697	£-491	£93	£10,832	£287	1.3	12	25
31/03/21	£4,110	£3,396	£714	£105	£8,522	£269	0.9	9	25
31/03/20	£1,995	£1,573	£422	£105	£6,607	£178	1.4	9	25
31/03/19	£1,246	£1,305	£-59	£78	£6,061	£126	1.2	7	20
31/03/18	£1,205	£1,235	£-30	£74	£5,585	£120	1.2	8	0
31/03/17	£1,169	£1,059	£110	£28	£4,056	£89	1	8	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 3%
Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 8.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

City Of York, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Kingston Upon Hull City, North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 employees
12 volunteers

Who's supporting 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£586,647
Lankelly Chase Foundation	£576,944
Joseph Rowntree Foundation	£540,000
Dulverton Trust	£330,996
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government	£248,857
The Shears Foundation	£80,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Shears Foundation - Two Ridings Community Foundation
£60,000	16/01/2024	The Lyn & Trevor Shears Fund for the Harrogate District
National Lottery Community Fund - HEY Confident Futures - Chapter 2
£378,852	21/10/2022	The funding will be used to support Social and Cultural Sector leadership development within Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire facilitating connections and creating a strong network of cascading ....more The funding will be used to support Social and Cultural Sector leadership development within Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire facilitating connections and creating a strong network of cascading leadership throughout the area.
The Shears Foundation - Two Ridings Community Foundation
£20,000	05/09/2022	The Lyn & Trevor Shears Fund for the Harrogate District
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£330,000	27/11/2021	York Step Change Fund
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£69,696	08/11/2021	Two Ridings Community Foundation
Dulverton Trust - Two Ridings Dulverton Fund 2022-25
£330,996	28/10/2021	Two Ridings Dulverton Fund 2022-25
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£33,248	20/01/2021	Two Ridings Community Foundation
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£366,000	11/08/2020	Two Ridings Community Foundation
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£108,000	24/06/2020	Two Ridings Community Foundation
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Yorkshire Communities
£80,000	18/06/2020 6	The funding will provide increased support and social capacity to voluntary organisations working in communities affected by the flooding in North Yorkshire and Humber in November 2019. The aim is to ....more The funding will provide increased support and social capacity to voluntary organisations working in communities affected by the flooding in North Yorkshire and Humber in November 2019. The aim is to ensure communities are resilient through providing financial assistance to organisations working with individuals families and communities to recover and prepare for future issues.
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - COVID-19 Response
£20,000	23/04/2020 8	to contribute to the COVID-19 emergency response in York
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - FLOODING JULY 19 - CHARITY MATCH FUNDING
£248,857	01/04/2020	Charity Match funding in response to Flooding in Nov 2019
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£100,000	21/03/2020 12	Emergency funding for community responses to Covid-19
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£110,000	30/11/2019 24	The local fund for York
National Lottery Community Fund - HEY Confident Futures Leadership programme
£127,795	19/07/2019 36	Hull & East Yorkshire (HEY) Confident Futures
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£55,000	01/12/2018 12	The local fund for York
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Two Ridings Community Foundation
£55,000	02/12/2017 12	The local fund for York

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

ANDREW WILSON Appointed: 2017

CHRISTOPHER LEGARD Appointed: 2019

DEBORAH ROSENBERG Appointed: 2019

DR GILLIAN CLAIR HUGHES Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: HU4 COMMUNITY TRUST,

ELIZABETH WILD Appointed: 2021

EMMA KISSACK Appointed: 2021

ERIC PAUL DOWNEY Appointed: 2017

HARRIET KATE REID Appointed: 2016

PETER ODAGO OLUOTCH Appointed: 2022

ROLLINE CHARLOTTE FREWEN Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: MARRICK PRIORY TRUST LTD,

RT REVD RICHARD FRITH (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: LIVABILITY,

VENETIA WRIGLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Housewife, Other trusteeships: THE DALES SCHOOL FUND, RACING WELFARE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2016, number: 1166471

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

04/01/2017 - Asset transfer in from THE YORK DISASTER FUND
14/02/2017 - Asset transfer in from EDMUND WILSON TRUST
19/12/2018 - Asset transfer in from THE TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
19/11/2019 - Asset transfer in from ALDERMAN JACKSON'S APPEAL TRUST FUND
15/04/2020 - Asset transfer in from FAMILIES OF OFFICERS RELIEF FUND
24/04/2020 - Asset transfer in from YORK MORAL WELFARE CHARITY
08/09/2020 - Asset transfer in from POOR WIDOWS OF GILBERDYKE CHARITY
29/12/2020 - Asset transfer in from YORK DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY WELFARE (EAST RIDING BRANCH)
26/08/2021 - Asset transfer in from YORK ACTION ON YOUNG HOMELESS

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ALDERMAN JACKSON'S APPEAL TRUST FUND on 19/11/2019
Asset transfer in from FAMILIES OF OFFICERS RELIEF FUND on 15/04/2020

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Main office

Pavilion 2000
Amy Johnson Way
YORK
YO30 4XT

Objectives

A) THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE CITY OF YORK, THE COUNTY OF NORTH YORKSHIRE, THE COUNTY OF THE EAST RIDING AND THE CITY OF HULL, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH (BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL), AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS;B) OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE WHICH ARE, IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD, BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY, WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE IN THE CHARITY'S AREA OF BENEFIT.

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