Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    THE MASHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY OFFICE 

    To further the interests of residents and businesses in, and visitors to the Mashamshire region of North Yorkshire, to establish and operate a Mashamshire Community Office and to work in liaison with the Police and other authorities to provide information and services for tourists, residents and businesses.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • 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

    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£174£100£74n/an/an/an/an/a82
    31/03/22£92£101£-9n/an/an/an/an/a140
    31/03/21£95£79£17n/an/an/an/an/a140
    31/03/20£65£79£-15n/an/an/an/an/a24
    31/03/19£84£69£15n/an/an/an/an/a27
    31/03/18*£55£65£-9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£67£66£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£53£60£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£59£60£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£54£70£-15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£66£63£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£49£60£-11£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£51£61£-10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£49£55£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£41£40£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£48£41£8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£40£40£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£52£41£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05?£35£35£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/04£64£43£22£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 21 years

    www.visitmasham.com

    info@visitmasham.com

    01765 680200

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • North Yorkshire,
    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 significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
    Co-Operative Group£7,813
    Two Ridings Community Foundation£500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mashamshire Community Office
    £2,516 21/10/2023
    We'd like to pay for a venue and refreshments for our weekly walkers. This enables them to meet following their wellbeing walk so they can cement friendships and develop peer-to-peer connections.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £20,000 06/04/2023
    Community Anchor
    Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to Mashamshire Community Office
    £500 09/09/2022
    Grant to Mashamshire Community Office
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mashamshire Community Office
    £2,478 23/10/2021
    We would like to arrange an event to celebrate our volunteers, who helped 200+ people in our community during the Covid-19 crisis. We aim to create a legacy through continued volunteering.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mashamshire Community Office
    £2,820 15/11/2019
    We want to offer regular guided social walks in the Masham area to promote fitness and wellbeing.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (10)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 57-79
    • HAZEL WADE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed
    • SUE PALIN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/07/2003, number: 1098666
    • Registered at Companies House on 09/07/2002, number: 04481253
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • 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
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from THE HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION on 17/06/2024
    Main office

    7 Little Market Place
    Masham
    RIPON
    HG4 4DY

    Objectives

    THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR MASHAMSHIRE IN NORTH YORKSHIRE) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTYB) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RE-TRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCEC) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP IN(I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES.D) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMICAL CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIESE) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCAREF) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    MASHAMSHIRE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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