Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

FOREST COMMUNITY CENTRE (MELKSHAM) 

Providing facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time for local clubs and events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/22£50£39£10n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/21£22£19£3n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/20£55£57£-2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£52£51£1n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/18£67£65£3£0£0£0n/a013
31/03/17£68£65£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£71£70£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£72£75£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£41£39£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£70£66£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£19£15£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£2£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£2£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£1£0£1£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/04£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

www.forestcc.co.uk

vicoakman@btinternet.com

01225705378

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 4 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
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Forest Community Centre
£5,000 13/01/2021
Grant to cover the costs of centre whilst it is unable to open.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Forest Community Centre
£5,000 22/06/2020
Purchase COVID related equipment to ensure hall can reopen and cover some core costs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/09/1997, number: 1064323
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR16: 102 days late, AR14: 393 days late, AR13: 432 days late, AR05: 203 days late,
Main office

29 LOXLEY CLOSE
MELKSHAM
SN12 7BB

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

MELKSHAM TOWN & SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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