Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

LANDGUARD FORT TRUST 

PROVIDING VISITORS WITH THE HISTORY OF LANDGUARD FORT WHICH IS PART OF THE HERITAGE OF ENGLAND INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS OF THE LIVES AND WORK OF THE SOLDIERS WHO LIVED THERE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD 1750 TO 1956 INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS OF GUNS, DEVELOPMENT OF THE FORT AND RECREATIONS OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
Established: 29 years

http://www.landguard.com/

treasurer@languard.com

01473 675900

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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£171£141£31n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£98£85£13n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/20*£102£76£26n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/19*£114£111£3n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/18£118£127£-9£0£0£0n/a055
31/12/17?£86£98£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£100£85£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£76£51£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£63£49£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£65£40£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£54£34£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£56£35£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£49£49£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£45£32£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£49£53£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£40£41£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£50£49£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£50£37£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£49£48£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 volunteers

Who's supporting 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Landguard Fort Trust
£10,000 02/09/2020
COVID19: Landguard Fort Trust

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-81
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/03/1995, number: 1044712
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/02/1995, number: 03024733
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 1 days late, AR19: 11 days late, AR16: 129 days late,
Main office

Landguard Fort
View Point Road
FELIXSTOWE
IP11 3TW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT (1) THE ROLE OF LANDGUARD FORT FELIXSTOWE SUFFOLK AS A BUILDING OF GREAT HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTEREST IN THE DEFENCE OF THE REALM AND (2) THE WAYS IN WHICH THE INHABITANTS OF LANDGUARD FORT LIVED THEIR DAILY LIVES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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