Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

BROXBOURNE BIG LOCAL 

We are a local charity that came to be in 2021, Wormley Community Centre is our first project. We inspire to have an integrated community with a strong sense of belonging that welcomes all. Helping support and strengthen the lives of every person in Broxbourne. Providing opportunities for our local residents to get together to learn, have fun, make friends, and thrive.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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 ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/06/23£186,722£146,888£39,8340
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years
(5 years as a company)

info@broxbournebiglocal.org.uk

01992442891

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,

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
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Wormley & Turnford Big Local Breakfast
£5,000 06/10/2022
5
Grant to Broxbourne Big Local
National Lottery Community Fund - BBL Allotment Project
£6,435 10/06/2022
The funding will be used to build a shed and ensure the right equipment is available as well as provide at the allotment to share a hot drink and have time to socialise as they work. The project aims ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 65-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/01/2022, number: 1197644
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/06/2019, number: 12055143
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

Wormley Community Centre
Fairfield Drive
BROXBOURNE
Hertfordshire
EN10 6DX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:-1.1 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF BROXBOURNE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.1.2 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BROXBOURNE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER WITH THE SAID INHABITANTS, AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BROXBOURNE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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