Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

BROMLEY VOLUNTARY SECTOR TRUST

Management of Community House which supports the voluntary sector in Bromley.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
31/12/22£368£384£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£307£362£-55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£301£392£-91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£360£399£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£290£407£-117n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£282£390£-109n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£264£291£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£246£286£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£262£286£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£256£286£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£250£279£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£243£279£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£237£270£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£237£269£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£229£259£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£224£262£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£256£246£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£204£233£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£211£242£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 25 years

www.communityhousebromley.org.uk

manager@communityhousebromley.org.uk

02083152501

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Bromley,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Bromley Voluntary Sector Trust
£2,742 01/06/2020
A grant of £2,742 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-71
  • ANGELA WILKINS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Contracts Manager
  • CAROLINE GOMM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of New Digital Partnerships
  • COUNCILLOR SAM DUNNING WEBBER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Account Managersaas Tech & Councillor For Lbb
  • ELIZABETH MCGOWAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of Events, Hospitality & Business Services
  • ELLIOT MARC LEWIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor
  • KARL JOHN KELLEDY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • PETER JOHN AYRES (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Teacher
  • SUMEET JALAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Banking Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/09/1999, number: 1077278
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/12/1997, number: 03476839
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Bromley Voluntary Sector Trust
Community House
South Street
BROMLEY
BR1 1RH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE APPLICATION OF CHARITABLE RESOURCES BY THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT FOR CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WHERE THEY ARE CARRYING OUT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES, OF OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, CONFERENCE, TRAINING AND OTHER FACILITIES, SERVICES OR SUPPORT IN THE BOROUGH OF BROMLEY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOROUGH OF BROMLEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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