Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

WINCHCOMBE TOWN TRUST 

PROVISION OF BUILDING AND FACILITIES FOR THE WINCHCOMBE TOWN MUSEUMMAINTENANCE, PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE WINCHCOMBE MUSEUM COLLECTIONSEDUCATIONAL AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF WINCHCOMBE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

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

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
31/12/23£27£37£-10n/an/an/an/an/a31
31/12/22£19£35£-16n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/12/21£30£29£1n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/20£20£5£15n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/19£104£81£24n/an/an/an/an/a17
31/12/18£12£22£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£7£2£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

http://www.winchcombemuseum.org.uk/

winchcombe2017@gmail.com

07425132649

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 31 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/05/2017, number: 1173052
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE WINCHCOMBE TOWN TRUST on 20/12/2021
Main office

Town Hall
High Street
Winchcombe
CHELTENHAM
Gloucestershire
GL54 5LJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WINCHCOMBE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (THE AREA OF BENEFIT), BY WORKING WITH LOCAL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, INHABITANTS AND OTHER AUTHORITIES IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY THE PROVISION OF MAINTAINING AND MANAGING THE TOWN HALL.(2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO THEM OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM OR MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE IN NEED. IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE TO ASSIST SOMEONE (WHO IS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED) WHO IS RESIDENT OUTSIDE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT OR ONLY TEMPORARILY RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF WINCHCOMBE, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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