WHITE GOLD CORNWALL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1169622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WHITE GOLD FOUNDATION

White Gold Cornwall operates throughout Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We work with children and young people providing one to one mentoring to help them navigate life's challenges. We support those who are vulnerable and at risk with a multitude of issues e.g. lack of confidence and self-esteem, challenging behaviour and those failing to engage in education. Please see our website.

Objects

1) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 30 LIVING IN CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; (D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS. 2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME, AS AN INDIVIDUAL AT RISK OF BECOMING INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains very strong with total net assets increasing to £174,599. The trustees confirm there are no concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves are held to cover 3-6 months of expenditure, with designated funds totaling £132,000.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• ICT4 — “We are incredibly grateful to ICT4 , who are also based in Trevenson House, for their generous offer of a £750 donation to White Gold Cornwa…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Guy Eyres Mr
• HOWARD JOHN STEVENS
• JOANNE ELIZABETH MARY DUNCAN
• Judith Mary Anne Dumbrell
• ROBERT STEVENS CROSSLAND
• Richard Wintour Bennet

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Isles Of Scilly · Plymouth City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VOLUNTEER CORNWALL.

• VOLUNTEER CORNWALL income £2.4m
• CORNWALL CARE LIMITED income £34.6m
• CORNWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £5.0m
• YOUNG PEOPLE CORNWALL income £1.9m
• CORNWALL PEOPLE FIRST income £126k
• THE CORNWALL BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED ASSOCIATION income £511k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.