Finance Score: -13
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -15 ?

BALKERNE TOWER TRUST LIMITED

To advance education of the public in the history of the supply of water in Colchester, including the role of buildings or structures and in particular the Balkerne Water Tower
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
29/02/24£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/23*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/20?*£5£3£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/14£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/13£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/12£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/11£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/10£3£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/09£3£0£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years
(18 years as a company)

www.savejumbo.org.uk

administrator@savejumbo.org.uk

01206541210

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 54-85
  • ALAN LEES Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • BRIAN MARTIN LIGHT Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Retired Teacher
  • DEREK LLOYD WHELLAMS, Occupation: Service Engineer
  • JULIAN RICHARD LORD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • JANET PLUMMER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • WILLIAM FRAME Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/07/2008, number: 1124778
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/02/2006, number: 05705606
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR23: 246 days late, AR20: 19 days late,
Main office

10 POWNALL CRESCENT
COLCHESTER
CO2 7RG

Objectives

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF COLCHESTER AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICT AND OF THE NATION, THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WATER SUPPLY THAT MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND COLCHESTER IN BUILDINGS (INCLUDING ANY STRUCTURE OR ERECTION, AND ANY PART OF A BUILDING AS SO DEFINED) OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST, PARTICULARLY THE BALKERNE WATER TOWER ANDTO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE SUPPLY OF WATER IN COLCHESTER INCLUDING THE ROLE OF THE BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES AND IN PARTICULAR THE BALKERNE WATER TOWER..AN ACCRETION TO AND AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR RIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE CHARITY ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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