Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

RIPON COMMUNITY HOUSE LIMITED

Promotes voluntary activity in Ripon, Boroughbridge, Pateley Bridge and Masham. Provides advice and information on voluntary organisations and services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23£166£106£60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£149£84£65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£150£76£74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£106£83£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£108£99£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£106£99£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£106£98£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£99£91£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£101£88£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£128£146£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£179£205£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£330£350£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£536£524£12£151£1,015£92521.2140
31/03/10*£583£604£-20£60£1,003£93618.6140
31/03/09£447£480£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£407£453£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£364£367£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£951£329£622n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£572£371£201n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£197£160£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.riponcommunityhouse.co.uk

reception@riponcommunityhouse.co.uk

01765603631

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£27,000 03/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • DAVID WILLIAM ELSY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Computer Consultant
  • KATIE ELIZABETH SHARMAN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Marketing Consultant
  • MICHAEL JUSTIN THWAITES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant
  • MICHAEL CHAMBERS MBE Appointed: 2023
  • REBECCA BLUNSTONE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Owner
  • STUART ANDREW MARTIN MBE (Chair)
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/06/2003, number: 1098125
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/04/2002, number: 04421338
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 67 days late, AR16: 0 days late, AR14: 53 days late, AR10: 33 days late, AR06: 2 days late,
Main office

Ripon Community House
Sharow View
75 Allhallowgate
RIPON
HG4 1LE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF RIPON, BOROUGHBRIDGE, PATELY BRIDGE AND MASHAM AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS. TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.CILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID PERSONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF RIPON, BOROUGHBRIDGE, PATELY BRIDGE AND MASHAM AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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