Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 7
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

CSC was set up with the main objective of relieving persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress as a result of a natural or other disaster or emergency, to promote public safety and to protect the lives and property of residents of Brockham.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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
31/03/24£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£15£15£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£6£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£46£24£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£9£3£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

http://bertbrockham.org.uk/

BERT.Brockham@gmail.com

07542831396

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Community Foundation for Surrey - Brockham Troops the Colour
£9,972 01/04/2022
Funding towards a horse parade to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Covid 19 Response - Food and Essentials
£5,000 01/04/2020
Funding towards the final steps of setting up a Food Aid and Shopping/Prescription Delivery Service in a rural area, with many older and vulnerable people, as a result of Covid-19

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALESSANDRA FARIAS NUGNEZI TRURAN Appointed: 2023
  • ANN WENT Appointed: 2021
  • CRAIG SCOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • DAVED ROBERT SHANKS Appointed: 2017
  • ISOBEL FIONA HEPPENSTALL Appointed: 2018
  • MICHAEL PHILIP WENT Appointed: 2021
  • ROBERT JAMES THOMAS MBE Appointed: 2017
  • SIMON BUDD BEM Appointed: 2017
  • TREVOR HIZZARD Appointed: 2017
  • TREVOR JOHN ANDERSON Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/01/2017, number: 1171175
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

52 OAKDENE ROAD
BROCKHAM
BETCHWORTH
RH3 7JX

Objectives

To relieve persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress as a result of a natural or other disaster or emergency, to promote public safety and to protect the lives and property of residents of Brockham in particular but not exclusively by: 1. Developing the capacity of residents with the aim to prevent and reduce the likelihood and consequences of local flooding, particularly from drainage ditches and surface water,2. Recruiting and training volunteers to enable Brockham Emergency Response Team (BERT) to provide assistance and undertake preventive activities when the village of Brockham is threatened by severe weather, its consequences or other local emergency or disruption,3. Assisting the Brockham community in setting up and organising community information and awareness raising events using BERT’s expertise, volunteers and equipment for the benefit of local residents and4. Developing technology or systems to enhance the capacity of rural communities to monitor and warn local residents of the risk of flooding from rivers, streams or significant drainage ditches.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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