Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

MERIDEN VILLAGE HALL 

A Village Hall providing premises for Community use. Activities include meetings,recreational, educational and social functions. The premises are available to all sections of the community including full access for the disabled.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/12/22£14£12£2n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/21£22£8£14n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/20£14£10£4n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/19*£14£13£1n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/18*£15£12£3£0£0£0n/a06
31/12/17£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£15£11£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£10£11£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£10£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£10£12£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£18£17£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08*£12£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£12£16£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£11£9£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£9£6£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£8£5£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 36 years

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01676522645

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Solihull,
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
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Winter well-being and recovery Fund
£5,000 19/02/2021
Towards essential overheads.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/05/1988, number: 700201
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 13 days late, AR18: 243 days late, AR11: 122 days late, AR10: 28 days late, AR08: 10 days late, AR07: 82 days late,
Main office

65 FILLONGLEY ROAD
MERIDEN
COVENTRY
CV7 7LW

Objectives

UPON TRUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF MERIDEN WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR FOR USE FOR MEETING, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR TOEHR FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF MERIDEN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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