Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE BUCKFASTLEIGH TRUST 

Acts as an umbrella organisation for local community initiatives, such as the Valiant Soldier Museum and the Buckfastleigh Wool Festival. Acts as a enabler of community heritage and education activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£16£10£6n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/22£7£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£27£9£18n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20£20£24£-5n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/19£12£10£2n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/18£11£8£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£16£13£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£17£19£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£23£15£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£13£22£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£7£12£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£9£17£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£7£17£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£10£7£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£7£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£9£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£33£32£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£8£9£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

www.valiantsoldier.org.uk

janetp.valiantsoldier@btinternet.com

01364 644522

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 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
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to The Valiant Soldier Museum and Heritage Centre (Part of The Buckfastleigh Trust)
£5,000 20/09/2023
The Valiant Barns

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/05/1998, number: 1069416
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/03/1998, number: 03535168
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • Homes England
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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; AR12: 335 days late, AR11: 701 days late, AR09: 54 days late, AR04: 39 days late,
Main office

80 Fore Street
BUCKFASTLEIGH
TQ11 0BS

Objectives

A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM.B) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A GARDEN AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF BUCKFASTLEIGH AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS FOR USE IN RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.C) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY THAT THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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