Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Accounts overdue -5
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 2

SHEPPEY LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

The Society maintains the historic gatehouse to Minster Abbey and provides a museum of local interest as well as monthly talks and activities relating to local History of the Isle of Sheppey.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/22	£21	£4	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/03/21	£22	£4	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
31/03/20	£7	£6	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/03/19	£14	£17	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/18	£12	£17	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	15
31/03/17	£12	£5	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£6	£3	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

01795873709

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
21 volunteers

Who's supporting 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Minster Abbey Gatehouse Museum
£4,811	23/10/2021	We'd like to buy benches, flowers and shrubs to make a memorial garden outside the 1,000-year-old Gatehouse Museum, so the community can sit and enjoy the beautiful views.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTHONY DAVID POINTING Appointed: 2023

DAVID BROWN Appointed: 2017

JILL DIANE STIMSON Appointed: 2015

LENA CROWDER (Chair) Appointed: 2015

YVONNE SQUIRE Appointed: 2017

ROSEMARY HAWKINS Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE SHEPPEY HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED,

MARTIN HAWKINS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Administration, Other trusteeship: THE SHEPPEY HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/03/2015, number: 1160890

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

PROSPECT VILLA
418 MINSTER ROAD
MINSTER ON SEA
SHEERNESS
ME12 3NZ

Objectives

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A HERITAGE CENTRE AND LIBRARY FOR THE RECORDING OF LOCAL HISTORY IN RELATION TO THE ISLE OF SHEPPEY; AND2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE GRADE I LISTED GATEHOUSE AT MINSTER ON SEA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ISLE OF SHEPPEY

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