Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

MID SUFFOLK VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS FORUM

MSVOF owns Red Gables and Redwoods (the Old Library) and manages them to provide a lively and inviting community hub in the centre of Stowmarket. We offer attractive and affordable office accommodation, rooms for activities and meetings for local organisations and run projects that stimulate community activity, such as the Garden Project and the Redwoods Lunch Club.
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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
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
31/03/23£169£163£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£137£152£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£136£124£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£117£125£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£116£124£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£137£115£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£103£100£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£92£85£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£84£79£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£74£105£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£88£95£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£133£96£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£101£83£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£120£104£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£101£110£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£117£111£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£106£93£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£83£76£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£64£58£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£123£53£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.redgables.org.uk

contact@redgables.org.uk

01449673947

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£18,539
McCarthy Stone Foundation£11,082
Suffolk Community Foundation£7,521
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2023 Autumn Community Grants
£6,472 17/10/2023
Grants up to £7,500 to support programmes that connect and engage older people.
McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2022 Autumn Community Grants
£4,610 08/08/2023
Grants up to £5,000 to support programmes that connect and engage older people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Singing for the Brain
£8,540 19/03/2021
11
The funding will be used to deliver singing sessions for people with neurological and brain disorders and those living with Parkinson's disease. The project aims to improve stimulation reduce isolation and help people during the current coronavirus ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Stowmarket Rickshaw project
£3,500 18/02/2021
5
The Stowmarket Rickshaw project.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Stowmarket Rickshaw project
£1,496 18/02/2021
The Stowmarket Rickshaw project.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Mid Suffolk Voluntary Organisations Forum
£2,525 07/08/2020
1
To support adaptations to improve the acoustics in a hall used by groups of all ages, particularly the elderly. Covid19
National Lottery Community Fund - Red Gables regeneration
£9,999 02/03/2020
12
The funding will be used to make improvements to a building used regularly by residents. The project aims to improve a space that is well used by the local community.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Red Gables Sensory Ark Project
£4,600 30/07/2019
11
Red Gables Sensory Ark Project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Improvements to Redwoods Community Hall
£9,998 11/10/2018
12
The organisation will use the funding to make improvements to the wellbeing hub to continue providing outreach to the community.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-69
  • LYNN ELIZABETH SCOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • MARK COBURN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Not Employed
  • MARK JOHN RICHARD TRENT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Martial Arts Instructor
  • SUSANNA JANE LOVELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Scientific Sales
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/12/1998, number: 1073101
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/11/1998, number: 03666606
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 25 days late, AR07: 27 days late,
Main office

M S V O F
Red Gables
Ipswich Road
STOWMARKET
IP14 1BE

Objectives

3.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION AND IN PARTICULAR MID SUFFOLK DISTRICT AND THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK (TOGETHER HEREINAFTER CALLED 'AREA OF BENEFIT'), BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;(B) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;(C) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE;(D) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND RED GABLES AND MID SUFFOLK;(E) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND WELLBEING OPPORTUNITIES; (F) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME; AND (G) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION;3.2 TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; 3.3 TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES WHICH OPERATE IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN MID SUFFOLK IN DIRECT PURSUIT OF THEIR OBJECTIVES BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, TRAINING AND INFORMATION ON EFFICIENT AND PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES;3.4 TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MID SUFFOLK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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