Finance Score: -13
Governance Score: -12
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -25 ?

OULTON SOCIETY

Local Civic Society for Oulton in Leeds formed in 1971, playing a significant role in making Oulton and surrounding areas a more attractive place to live. Achieved by regularly monitoring planning applications, raising awareness of issues possibly affecting the locality,organising village improvements, supporting Oulton in Bloom and arranging social and fundraising events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly 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
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
31/01/18£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/17£1£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/16£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/15£2£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/14£3£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/13£2£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/12£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/11£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/10£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/09£2£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/08£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/07£3£7£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/06£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/05£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/04£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 53 years

jc.1950@hotmail.com

01132826895

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

  • ALAN DREWELL
  • DAVID COVE
  • HARTLEY MAIDEN Appointed: 2018
  • JOHN ANDREW CRAPPER (Chair)
  • LESLEY BOOT
  • LISA MARY GUPPY Appointed: 2013
  • MARK ANTHONY HEALEY
  • MAURICE GRAHAM HOLT
  • MR ERIC HOWIE
  • MICHAEL BALL
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/01/1972, number: 501336
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

6 FLEET LANE
OULTON
LEEDS
LS26 8HX

Objectives

(A) TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RESPECT FOR THE AREA. (B) TO PROMOTE A HIGH STANDARD OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE WITHIN THE AREA. (C) TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF GENERAL PUBLIC AMENITY WITHIN THE AREA AND THE PRESERVATION OF AREAS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST OR INDIVIDUALITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ROTHWELL U.D. (OULTON WARD)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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