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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 7
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

IRONBRIDGE CORACLE TRUST 

The Ironbridge Coracle Trust is the owner of the last coracle makers' shed on the River Severn, in Ironbridge. The Trust works to further the heritage of coracles and coracle building in Ironbridge. The Trust organises the annual Ironbridge Coracle regatta.The trust is voluntary, and runs monthly work parties to keep the shed in good condition. see www.coracleshed.org for more information.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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
31/03/23£111£96£15n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/22£57£81£-24n/an/an/an/an/a68
31/03/21£122£119£3n/an/an/an/an/a26
31/03/20£166£199£-33n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/19£92£67£25n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/18£40£1£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£49£48£2£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

https://ironbridgecoracles.org

admin@ironbridgecoracles.org

01952586901

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Ironbridge Coracle Trust
£433,600 21/11/2017
Ironbridge Coracle Heritage
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Ironbridge Coracle Trust
£10,000 27/10/2014
Ironbridge Coracle Heritage

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/05/2015, number: 1161685
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

Greenwood Centre
The Old Station
Station Road
Coalbrookdale
TELFORD
Shropshi

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF THE CRAFT OF CORACLES AND CORACLE MAKING IN THE IRONBRIDGE GORGE AND ON THE RIVER SEVERN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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