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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

FRIENDS OF WCR

The objective of the Charity is to support the Charitable activities of WCR Community Radio as well as other Charitable purposes in the West Wiltshire and East Somerset areas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
30/04/23£16£17£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/22£25£25£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/21£26£23£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/20£28£22£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/19£17£20£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/18£16£20£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/17£28£26£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/16£25£28£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/15£20£31£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/14£19£29£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/13£22£29£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/12£74£52£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/11£38£16£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/10£20£23£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/09£20£23£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/08£55£41£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/07*£25£29£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/06*£25£25£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/05*£22£13£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/04*£10£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 25 years

wcrfm.org.uk

andrew.robinson@wcrfm.org.uk

01985 846111

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of WCR
£5,500 17/02/2021
9
Towards running costs of volunteer-run Warminster Community Radio which broadcasts to a mainly elderly audience in and around Warminster

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW ROBINSON (Chair)
  • BARRY MOLE
  • DAVID COX Appointed: 2014
  • HEATHER PARKS Appointed: 2020
  • KATY MOLE Appointed: 2020
  • STEPHEN RYDER Appointed: 2020
  • VALERIE CAROLINE ROBERTSON Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/07/1999, number: 1076696
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 19 days late, AR06: 54 days late, AR05: 71 days late, AR04: 10 days late,
Main office

WCR Community Radio
Warminster Civic Centre
Sambourne Road
WARMINSTER
Wiltshire
BA12 8LB

Objectives

1) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND DISTRESS THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF WCR COMMUNITY RADIO.2) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST WILTS & EAST SOMERSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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