THE GAVINS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1169665 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SILVER LINING FOUNDATION

The Objects of the CIO are to preserve and protect health and relieve financial hardship in any part of the world, or for such other charitable purposes (other than charities and charitable purposes for the benefit of animals) and for the benefit of the public, as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit by making grants of money to such charities or charitable purposes.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND AS AN EXPRESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, TO: (A) PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH; (B) RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; AND (C) ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES (OTHER THAN CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANIMALS) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, IN EACH CASE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND BY SUCH MEANS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME SELECT, WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE MAKING OF GRANTS TO OTHER CHARITIES OR FOR THE SAID CHARITABLE PURPOSES.IN THE OBJECTS, THE "CHRISTIAN FAITH" HAS THE MEANING GIVEN IN CLAUSE 26 (INTERPRETATION). THE DEFINITION OF THE "CHRISTIAN FAITH" IN CLAUSE 26 IS AS FOLLOWS: CHRISTIAN FAITH MEANS THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS DESCRIBED IN THE STATEMENT OF FAITH. A STATEMENT OF FAITH HAS BEEN ADDED AS A SCHEDULE TO THE CONSTITUTION. THE STATEMENT OF FAITH USED IS THAT OF THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE

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 is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with a policy of operating a cautious approach to reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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.

• 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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £360k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~35.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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

• MATTHEW JAMES GAVINSchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andrew Mander
• Catherine Frances Gavins
• JOAN GAVINS
• TREVOR PAUL WORMLEIGHTON

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

Operates in: France · Malawi · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• JCD FOUNDATION income £2.1m
• THE GALE FOUNDATION TRUST CIO income £3.2m
• CC FOUNDATION income £187k
• THE DODGSON FOUNDATION income £124k
• PROGRAMME FOR APPLIED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION income £169k
• FORGOTTEN UMMAH income £530k

Side by side with its peers

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