Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

HALIFAX CIVIC TRUST

Conservation of buildings and surroundings in the Halifax area.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23£6£4£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£7£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£0£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 45 years

www.halifaxcivictrust.org

ALANGOODRUM.HCT@GMAIL.COM

07814 745806

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Calderdale,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN GOODRUM (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • DAVID ROY WITCHER Appointed: 2022
  • JUNE PAXTON-WHITE
  • MARK RICHARD FENNELLY Appointed: 2022
  • WILLIAM ROBERT LAWRENCE Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/06/1979, number: 508817
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 144 days late, AR16: 129 days late, AR12: 126 days late,
Main office

31 Marsh Lane
HALIFAX
West Yorkshire
HX3 9UF

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES. (I) TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (II) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR EFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (III) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURE OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

FORMER COUNTY BOROUGH OF HALIFAX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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