Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE BESOM IN WITNEY

The Besom in Witney helps individuals and church groups to give their time, money, skills, or things and ensures that these reach local individuals and families in a time of need. We positively recycle good quality household items such as furniture, textiles, kitchenalia, good-as-new children's clothing, baby items and toys and pass these onto peope who need them. We also accept gifts of food.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/10/23	£34	£28	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/10/22	£33	£34	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/10/21	£39	£53	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/10/20	£45	£28	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/10/19	£19	£20	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/10/18	£23	£25	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/17	£22	£20	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/16	£24	£23	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/15	£22	£18	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/14	£23	£18	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/13	£14	£11	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/12	£11	£9	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

www.besom.com/local-besoms/witney

contact@witneybesom.org

07549842789

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 67-73

HENRY EDWARD TUDOR ST JOHN Appointed: 2022

ROSEMARY HONOUR SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

SUSAN GRENFELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Teacher

SUSAN MARY PHAYRE WINGFIELD DIGBY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

DAVID REEVES TAYLOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Editor, Other trusteeships: CHRISTIAN SOLIDARITY INTERNATIONAL, SAT-7 UK TRUST LIMITED, HAYAT MINISTRIES,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/02/2012, number: 1146040
Registered at Companies House on 11/11/2011, number: 07844402

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

West Court
Bampton Road
Clanfield
BAMPTON
Oxfordshire
OX18 2RG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE BESOM IN WITNEY ARE:(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND(D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGLISH LAW SO AS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THOSE IN NEED IN AND AROUND THE WITNEY AREA.

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