Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

BATH BOULES CHARITABLE TRUST

It is the sole beneficiary of an annual summer boules event in Bath organised and run by others.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£25£35£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£16£34£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£29£9£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£20£33£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£43£90£-47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£50£31£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£51£27£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£41£70£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£44£14£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£20£4£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£11£5£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£16£26£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£16£26£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£10£17£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£8£13£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£8£3£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07*£22£16£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£0£16£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£19£8£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£15£29£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

www.bathboules.com

bathboules@gmail.com

01803857882

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CELIA MEAD Appointed: 2020
  • DAVID GLEDHILL Appointed: 2024
  • DR NICOLE LYN HOWSE Appointed: 2017
  • ELIZABETH JANE HEFFER Appointed: 2023
  • PHILIP JOHN ADDIS Appointed: 2022
  • WILLIAM HENRY THOMAS SHEPPARD (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Executive Chairman, Thrings Solicitors
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/08/1998, number: 1071273
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR14: 20 days late, AR07: 175 days late, AR06: 462 days late, AR04: 21 days late,
Main office

15 Lower Rea Road
BRIXHAM
TQ5 9UD

Objectives

TO FUND OR CARRY OUT ANY PURPOSE WHICH ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALESTHE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE BATH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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