Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE BOWERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST

The music room is used for concerts of classical music and is made available to other charitable organisations. The art gallery facilitates the exhibition to the public of the charity's portfolio of fine art. The conference centre is made available to church and discussion groups. A campsite is made available for youth work. Consideration is given to applications for charitable donations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

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
05/04/23*£419£800£-380n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/22£339£617£-278n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/21£363£547£-184n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/20£349£731£-382n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/19£418£696£-278n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/18£933£705£228£0£17,499£17,499298.190
05/04/17£760£728£32£0£17,300£17,30028590
05/04/16£545£856£-311£0£18,926£18,926265.380
05/04/15£733£801£-68£27£19,284£19,28428970
05/04/14£1,095£1,288£-193£34£17,639£17,639164.360
05/04/13£7,768£923£6,845£1,331£17,661£17,661229.570
05/04/12£168£511£-343n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/11£207£368£-161n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/10£284£646£-361n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/09£283£487£-205n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/08£189£749£-560n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/07*£199£267£-68n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/06*£204£292£-89n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/05£219£256£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/04*£207£300£-92n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 40 years

01798831205

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Art galleries and exhibitions
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • ANNA MARGARET DOWNHAM
  • CLARICE MARY BOWERMAN
  • JANET MARY TAYLOR (Chair)
  • JULYAN MELVILLE CAPPER
  • KATHARINE EMMA BOWERMAN
  • MICHAEL FOLLIS
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/05/1984, number: 289446
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 51 days late, AR07: 40 days late, AR06: 4 days late, AR04: 18 days late,
Main office

CHAMPS HILL
WALTHAM PARK ROAD
COLDWALTHAM
PULBOROUGH
RH20 1LY

Objectives

TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES ASSOCIATIONS OR INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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