Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Return overdue: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -15 ?

BETTER BRAYBROOKE (ENVIRONMENTAL WATCH) 

To improve The Braybrooke Ward by association with local authorities, voluntary organisations and residents by campaigning on issues affecting the quality of life and encouraging environmental improvements.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male
  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/22£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£1£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18*£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£12£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£21£3£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£13£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£1£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£1£3£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£9£6£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£0£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£5£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£5£1£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£42£42£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

www.betterbraybrooke.org.uk

robin.holmes5@btinternet.com

01424 721365

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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 Hastings Pocket Park
£8,250 20/03/2023
2
Funding was provided for a series of street art workshops and final mural project.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/07/1998, number: 1070462
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 7 days late, AR18: 253 days late, AR16: 29 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 61 days late, AR09: 135 days late, AR07: 17 days late,
Main office

101 Lower Park Road
HASTINGS
East Sussex
TN34 2LE

Objectives

(A) TO IMPROVE THE BRAYBROOKE WARD NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR NATIONALITY, OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT,TO CAMPAIGN ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OR SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS AND PROTECTING THEIR ENVIRONMENT. THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRAYBROOKE WARD NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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