Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Overall weighted support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    MEARE AND WESTHAY VILLAGE HALL

    The object of the Charity is to establish and run a Village Hall and playing field for the benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of Meare.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity
    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
    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£3£28£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22?£21£4£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20?£14£13£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£21£1£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12*£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11£2£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10£21£20£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/09£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/08£1£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/07*£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/06£1£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04£1£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 2 years

    villagehall@meare-pc.gov.uk

    01458860515

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    Listed activities
    • Recreation
    GiG Classification
    • Sports & recreational facilities
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    Where it operates
    • Somerset,
    Who it helps
    • 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
    Sport England - Covid-19 Return to Play
    £50,000 13/04/2021
    9
    Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Covid-19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    • HAZEL DEGREGORIO Appointed: 2023
    • KEVIN DAVIS Appointed: 2024
    • PAUL FREDERICK BRADLEY Appointed: 2023
    • STEPHEN DANNAN Appointed: 2024
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/08/2022, number: 1200097
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    18 returns made; AR16: 221 days late, AR14: 270 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR07: 364 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from MEARE AND WESTHAY VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD on 18/05/2023
    Main office

    8 Millbatch
    Meare
    GLASTONBURY
    Somerset
    BA6 9SY

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ESTABLISH AND RUN A VILLAGE HALL AND TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF MEARE AND SURROUNDING AREAS (AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE,DISABILITY, NATIONALITY,RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBLECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS (THE OBJECTS).

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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