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

THE STEYNING SOCIETY

Concern to protect the historic town of Steyning, particularly the conservation area, from unsuitable development and to fund projects for appropriate improvements to the amenities.
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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
28/02/23*£6£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/22£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/21£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/20£7£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/19£9£10£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/18£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/17£10£7£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/16*£8£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/15£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/14£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/13£7£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/12£8£7£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/11£6£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/10£7£6£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/09£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/08£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/07*£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/06?£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/04*£3£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 49 years

www.steyningsociety.org.uk

adriangobat@hotmail.co.uk

01903879305

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ADRIAN GEOFFREY GOBAT Appointed: 2015
  • ANDREW JOHN BETTS Appointed: 2021
  • BRIAN BORTHWICK LAVERY Appointed: 2023
  • CATHERINE MANT Appointed: 2017
  • JOHN RALPH EBDON DOWNE
  • JULIA BONNER Appointed: 2021
  • LYNNE CHRISTINE BROOME Appointed: 2023
  • NICHOLAS JOHN BENNETT (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • NICOLA ELIZABETH MASON Appointed: 2024
  • WILLIAM ANTHONY KEITH STRUTHERS O.B.E. Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/08/1975, number: 269859
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR23: 71 days late, AR16: 35 days late, AR07: 37 days late, AR04: 6 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from STEYNING AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION on 09/08/2024
Main office

41 Goring Road
STEYNING
BN44 3GF

Objectives

A. TO SECURE THE CONSERVATION OF THE TOWN OF STEYNING AND ITS ANCIENT MONUMENTS, BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORIC INTEREST AND THE PROTECTION , DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATRUES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF STYNIN. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF CONSITITUTION ADOPTED 3RD APRIL 1981).

Defined Area of Benefit:

STEYNING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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