Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

GODNEY PLAYING FIELD TRUST

Maintain Village playing field as a safe enviroment for children at play and a recreational area for community activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why are there only 2 trustees?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23*£1£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22*£3£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21?*£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?*£0£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£1£2£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£11£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12?*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£2£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£1£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

bishopvale@gmail.com

07817519723

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
GiG Classification
  • Sports & recreational facilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Renovation of the playing field
£1,000 19/03/2021
Grant to Godney Playing Field Trust
Somerset Community Foundation - Playing field improvements
£1,000 22/01/2021
Update the playing field that will result in community engagement and cohesion, to improve physical and mental health of those who both live in the village and surrounding hamlets

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • MARIE DONOGHUE Appointed: 2013
  • WILLIAM ROBERT YEATS Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/07/1996, number: 1056955
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR23: 3 days late, AR22: 3 days late, AR21: 3 days late, AR20: 6 days late, AR16: 5 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR12: 0 days late, AR10: 23 days late, AR07: 243 days late, AR06: 623 days late, AR05: 989 days late,
Main office

River Farm
Lower Godney
WELLS
BA5 1RZ

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF GODNEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF RELAXATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF GODNEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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