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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

KING EDWARD VII INSTITUTE

The charity provides the Groombridge Village Hall to meet the needs of the local community and especially all who hire the hall, participate in activities taking place, and attend events there. We aim to provide for an increased and wider range of activities for all ages, with a view to combating social exclusion and without distinction of political, religious or other opinion.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 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
  • 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
31/07/23£55£66£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/22£47£49£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21£40£41£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20£50£50£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/19£48£62£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18£44£34£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/17£67£54£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/16£42£51£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/15£42£32£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/14£40£31£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/13£38£31£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/12£40£25£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/11£37£23£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/10£36£23£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/09£38£25£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/08£35£31£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/07£35£24£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/06£33£20£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/05?£24£21£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/04£26£19£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

www.groombridgevillagehall.org.uk

treasurer@groombridgevillagehall.org.uk

01892864689

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, Kent,
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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Groombridge Village Hall
£5,000 13/12/2022
Funding was provided to help them meet the increase in energy costs between January - May 2023.
National Lottery Community Fund - GVH Energy saving
£10,000 22/04/2020
15
The funding will be used to fit solar panels and en energy control system to a local village hall in Groombridge. The project aims to bring the community together by offering more activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Main Hall Heating Insulation
£9,981 28/06/2018
12
The organisation will carry out a refurbishment project to support the continual use of their community centre.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANTHONY ARNOLD HOWELL Appointed: 2023
  • DAVID JOHN CHURCHILL HOMEWOOD Appointed: 2012
  • KATHLEEN ELLEN PHILLIPS Appointed: 2019
  • REBECCA JOSEPHINE ALLAN Appointed: 2019
  • RICHARD LEWIS THIRKELL Appointed: 2023
  • TONY BOSSONS ACA Appointed: 2008
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/02/1963, number: 305234
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

ROTHERDENE
WITHYHAM ROAD
GROOMBRIDGE
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
TN3 9QT

Objectives

VILLAGE HALL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DISTRICT OF GROOMBRIDGE IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF WITHYHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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