Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

ROYAL SUTTON COLDFIELD COMMUNITY TOWN HALL TRUST

Establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of Sutton Coldfield Town Hall.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £50,932 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

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
30/04/23£814£881£-67£0£237£-51-0.72320
30/04/22£712£762£-50£0£304£-6-0.12625
30/04/21£357£298£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/20£620£579£42£0£294£-207-4.32125
30/04/19£861£509£352£0£253£-133-3.12020
30/04/18*£115£136£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/17£16£10£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 55%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -22%
Reserves/Spending: -0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 9 years

https://www.suttoncoldfieldtownhall.com/

enquiries@suttoncoldfieldtownhall.com

0121 296 9543

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CLAIRE BRIDGES Appointed: 2017
  • DAVID PEARS Appointed: 2018
  • JANET CAIRNES Appointed: 2018
  • RICHARD HOWARD MASON (Chair) Appointed: 2016
  • ROSEMARY WALTON Appointed: 2019
  • RUSSELL STEELE LUDLAM Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/02/2016, number: 1165712
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR18: 55 days late,
Main office

Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
Upper Clifton Road
SUTTON COLDFIELD
West Midlands
B73 6DA

Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SUTTON COLDFIELD, NORTH BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITIES OF ERDINGTON,STOCKLAND GREEN, GREAT BARR AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONSBY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACOLITIES IN THE IUNTERESTS OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND EDUCATION THROUGH THE ARTS FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:- TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUTTON COLDFIELD TOWN HALL AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS PROPERTY A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE VHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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