Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

BUCKINGHAM COMMUNITY HALL ASSOCIATION 

It commenced trading on 1 January 2015 running Buckingham Community Centre as a venue for local groups, organisations & individuals who use the Community Centre premises for their activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
31/12/23£52£60£-8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/22£49£50£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£57£37£20n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£49£49£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£77£78£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£68£67£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£66£65£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£66£66£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£74£74£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

buckingham@bcommunitycentre.plus.com

01280823584

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/01/2014, number: 1155556
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

BUCKINGHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE
CORNWALLS MEADOW
BUCKINGHAM
MK18 1RP

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CIVIL PARISH OF BUCKINGHAM AS PRESENTLY DEFINED FOR THE PURPOSES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS 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 CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.2) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF, SUCH CENTRES FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS. THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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