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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE BRISTOL CORN TRADE GUILD

Support to those in hardship with connections to the grain and feed trade
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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£13£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£13£9£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£14£10£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£13£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£13£12£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£13£7£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£12£6£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£6£4£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£6£3£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£6£9£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09*£7£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08*£7£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 63 years

www.bcfta.org.uk

richard@bcfta.com

07801 435772

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW JOHN DAVIES Appointed: 2017
  • CHRISTOPHER SIMON ALLANSON-BAILEY Appointed: 2012
  • CHARLES THOMAS STUART DELF Appointed: 2015
  • DANIEL HUGHES Appointed: 2022
  • DAVID GRAHAM STANFORD Appointed: 2013
  • ERIC STEPHEN THOMAS Appointed: 2023
  • IAN EASTWOOD Appointed: 2012
  • JAMES REESON Appointed: 2024
  • JOHN TOWNEND
  • MR B J P NUTTER
  • MR G B COOMBES
  • MARK JACOBSEN COX Appointed: 2016
  • PAUL ROBERTS Appointed: 2012
  • SIMON JAMES PRIOR Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/01/1962, number: 202404
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 13 days late, AR18: 3 days late, AR09: 10 days late, AR08: 10 days late,
Main office

Portbury House
Sheepway
Portbury
Bristol
BS20 7TE

Objectives

(A)TO ASSIST THOSE MEMBERS,WHETHER ACTIVE,RETIRED OR HONORARY,THEIR WIVES,HUSBANDS,WIDOWS,WIDOWERS,CHILDREN OR OTHER DEPENDANTS WHO THROUGH FORCE OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHO IN THE OPINION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REQUIRE AND DESERVE SUCH ASSISTANCE.(B)TO ASSIST THOSE PERSONS,AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, WHO HAVE AT ONE TIME BEEN MEMBERS OF OR BENEFACTORS TO THE SOCIETY WHO THROUGH FORCE OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND WHO IN THE OPINION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REQUIRE AND DESERVE SUCH ASSISTANCE.(C)TO ASSIST THOSE PERSONS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED BY COMPANIES ENGAGED IN THE GRAIN, FEED, FLOUR OR ALLIED TRADES, NOT BEING MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, WHO IN THE OPION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REQUIRE AND DESERVE SUCH ASSISTANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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