Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE MARDEN HOUSE CENTRE

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION, LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE.TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES FOR THE MARDEN HOUSE CENTRE AND OTHER VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES.TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR HIRE OF PART OR ALL OF THE MARDEN HOUSE CENTRE FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT DO NOT COMPROMISE PURPOSE.TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY CENTRE AT MARDEN HOUSE
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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:

  • 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

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
31/07/23*£78£37£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/22£44£41£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21£24£16£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20£45£30£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/19£57£46£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18£132£38£94n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.themardenhousecentre.com/

grahamspencer1947@outlook.com

01249650441

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Sports & recreational facilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 17/02/2023
Marden House Centre Urgent Structural Repairs & Refurbishment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW STEVEN JONES Appointed: 2021
  • GRAHAM SPENCER (Chair) Appointed: 2012
  • IAN THORN Appointed: 2018
  • MAGGIE GARRATT Appointed: 2015
  • PENNY JANE SPENCER Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/01/2015, number: 1159922
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR23: 20 days late,
Main office

Marden House Centre
New Road
CALNE
Wiltshire
SN11 0JJ

Objectives

(I) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CALNE, WILTSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS;AND(II) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE CENTRE') AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME(WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CALNE, WILTSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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