Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

NATIONAL EMERGENCIES TRUST 

The National Emergencies Trust has been set up to raise funds from the general public in the event of a disaster or emergency within England for the alleviation of the needs of those affected by the event. The funds collected will be distributed by local partners on the ground in the areas affected by the emergency event. The Trust was launched in November 2019.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year but the charity has substantial reserves available
Established: 5 years

www.nationalemergenciestrust.org.uk

helen.killingley@nationalemergenciestrust.org

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£573£1,425£-852£65£1,449£1,26710.7819
31/03/22£2,399£3,340£-941£66£2,347£1,4815.390
31/03/21£89,721£93,376£-3,655£224£3,288£1,5530.2867
31/03/20£10,113£3,169£6,943£9£6,943£2,115821
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 12.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 10.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 14.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 8 employees
  • 19 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

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
DCMS£20,000,000
Indigo Trust£2,000,000
Gatsby Charitable Trust£2,000,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£1,000,000
Three Guineas Trust£1,000,000
Tudor Trust£500,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£500,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£500,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to National Emergenices Trust
£10,000 01/06/2023
Grant to support the National Emergency Trust's ability to respond to National Emergencies.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to National Emergenices Trust
£10,000 01/05/2022
Grant to support the National Emergency Trust's ability to respond to National Emergencies.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards Covid-19 emergency response costs.
£3,690 03/07/2020
Towards Covid-19 emergency response costs.
DCMS - National Emergencies Trust Big Night In Match Fund Covid Response
£20,000,000 26/05/2020
To provide a match fund grant to the National Emergencies Trust for onward grant to the UK Community Foundation an umbrella organisation to provide to its 50 UK Partner organisations to disburse to ....more
J J Charitable Trust - Coronavirus-19 Appeal
£10,000 22/05/2020
Coronavirus-19 Appeal
CHK Foundation - CHK Emergency /Disaster Grant
£42,000 29/04/2020
unrestricted (response to COVID)
Tudor Trust - Grant to National Emergencies Trust (COVID19 Grant)
£500,000 31/03/2020
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towards NET’s Coronavirus Appeal, which is working with the UK Community Foundation network to get funding to organisations around the UK which are responding to the Coronavirus pandemic
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to National Emergencies Trust
£500,000 30/03/2020
COVID19 : towards the NET Coronavirus fund
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award - COVID19 response
£1,000,000 27/03/2020
National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£500,000 26/03/2020
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Contribution to the National Emergencies Trust COVID-19 appeal. (COVID19)
CHK Foundation - CHK Emergency /Disaster Grant
£50,000 23/03/2020
unrestricted (response to COVID)
Indigo Trust - Supporting their Coronavirus appeal
£1,000,000 20/03/2020
Unrestricted core funding supporting Coronavirus appeal
Three Guineas Trust - Towards the coronavirus appeal.
£1,000,000 20/03/2020
Towards the coronavirus appeal.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Core costs
£1,000,000 19/03/2020
Towards unrestricted core funding, with the expectation, but not the requirement, that these monies be spent in an expedient manner specifically in order to meet needs created by the Covid-19 crisis.
Indigo Trust - Supporting their Coronavirus appeal
£1,000,000 19/03/2020
Unrestricted core funding.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Core costs
£1,000,000 19/03/2020
Towards unrestricted core funding, with the expectation, but not the requirement, that these monies be spent in an expedient manner specifically in order to meet needs created by the Covid-19 crisis.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/04/2019, number: 1182809
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

LONDON SCOTTISH HOUSE
95 HORSEFERRY ROAD
LONDON
SW1P 2DX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:TO RELIEVE AND TO ENABLE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OR DISABILITY, WHETHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL, OF THE VICTIMS OF EMERGENCY INCIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS; TO RELIEVE AND TO ENABLE THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF EMERGENCY INCIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS; AND TO SUPPORT SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL CONSIDER APPROPRIATE AND WHICH ARE ADDITIONAL TO EXISTING NATIONAL AND LOCAL VOLUNTARY SECTOR CAPACITY:(A)RELATING TO EMERGENCY INCIDENTS;(B)FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE VICTIMS OF EMERGENCY INCIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS;(C)RELATING TO THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE INHABITING AN AREA AFFECTED BY AN EMERGENCY INCIDENT WHOSE LIVELIHOODS, SECURITY OR HEALTH ARE AT RISK; AND/OR (D)OTHERWISE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN AN AREA AFFECTED BY AN EMERGENCY INCIDENT, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY SUPPORTING CHARITIES AND OTHER VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN SUCH AN AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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