Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 7

GLOUCESTERSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

GRCC is dedicated to enriching the lives of people living in rural Gloucestershire by supporting them through change and by enabling them to determine and develop their own communities

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Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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
31/03/23	*	£1,891	£1,500	£391	£24	£1,629	£1,474	11.8	51	62
31/03/22		£1,586	£1,426	£160	£37	£1,241	£1,163	9.8	53	64
31/03/21		£1,532	£1,197	£336	£36	£1,078	£990	9.9	53	50
31/03/20		£618	£621	£-3	£39	£733	£352	6.8	16	50
31/03/19		£668	£674	£-5	£27	£748	£423	7.5	17	50
31/03/18		£773	£844	£-71	£23	£753	£449	6.4	23	0
31/03/17		£1,173	£1,139	£34	£23	£825	£516	5.4	34	0
31/03/16		£1,166	£1,159	£7	£36	£786	£484	5	33	0
31/03/15		£1,261	£1,249	£12	£52	£782	£505	4.9	34	0
31/03/14		£1,207	£1,171	£36	£47	£768	£518	5.3	32	0
31/03/13		£1,140	£1,087	£53	£69	£728	£519	5.7	29	0
31/03/12		£1,245	£1,128	£117	£73	£669	£468	5	28	0
31/03/11		£1,153	£1,091	£62	£37	£553	£334	3.7	29	0
31/03/10		£1,163	£1,097	£66	£31	£490	£256	2.8	28	0
31/03/09		£1,032	£951	£81	£95	£415	£179	2.3	25	0
31/03/08		£858	£826	£32	£100	£350	£112	1.6	23	0
31/03/07		£739	£787	£-48	£80	£329	£67	1	18	0
31/03/06	*	£702	£691	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£667	£638	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£631	£625	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 11.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 4.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 28 years

www.grcc.org.uk

info@grcc.org.uk

01452528491

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

51 employees
62 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 57-76

JASNEET KAUR SETHI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

ROBERT ALEXANDER LLOYD-SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

ROGER ARTHUR GODWIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

CHARLES COATS (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor, Other trusteeships: HIGHNAM COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST, ACTION WITH COMMUNITIES IN RURAL ENGLAND (ACRE), INDEPENDENCE TRUST,

SALLY ANN LOUISE LEWIS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Adult Education

DUNCAN MCGAW Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: INDEPENDENCE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/04/1996, number: 1054282
Registered at Companies House on 02/04/1996, number: 03181755

Gift Aid

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
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

20 returns made; AR23: 20 days late, AR06: 44 days late, AR05: 2 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

COMMUNITY HOUSE
15 COLLEGE GREEN
GLOUCESTER
GL1 2LZ

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RURAL COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS AND PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS AND DISABILITY. 2) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES ENGAGED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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