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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

BRIGHTWELLS GOSTREY CENTRE

To provide facilities and activities in the interest of the social welfare of the older inhabitants in the town of Farnham and the surrounding area. To run a community day centre to secure the same and to provide fresh wholesome meals to the said inhabitants of Farnham either at the Centre or in their homes through the Community Meals Service.
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Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£203£243£-41n/a
31/03/22£173£175£-2n/a
31/03/21£250£247£2n/a
31/03/20£226£256£-31n/a
31/03/19£256£230£26n/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.brightwellsgostrey.org

manager@brightwellsgostrey.org

01252 725330

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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

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 - Monthly Outings and Weekly Exercise Group
£5,000 11/06/2024
12.491803278689
Funding for an organisation supporting older people in the Waverley area.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Funding towards this social centre providing activities, friendship, meals and support to older people in Farnham.
£5,000 01/11/2022
Funding towards this social centre providing activities, friendship, meals and support to older people in Farnham.
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Food and Essentials
£24,972 03/09/2020
6
Funding for 6 months of the Community Meals Service supporting older people who are isolating during the Coronavirus pandemic
Community Foundation for Surrey - Covid 19 Response - Food and Essentials
£5,000 17/04/2020
Funding toward an organisation that offers a delivery meal service to the elderly and isolated in the Farnham area, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHRISTIAN DAVID BIGGS Appointed: 2023
  • DAVID JOHN GOURLAY Appointed: 2021
  • GARETH JEX Appointed: 2020
  • PHILIP ROBERTSON Appointed: 2023
  • SALLYANNE TANYA WARD Appointed: 2023
  • STEWART DAKERS Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2018, number: 1176651
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Memorial Hall
Babbs Mead
FARNHAM
Surrey
GU9 7EE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE TO(A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE OLDER INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF FARNHAM AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA ( HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS, IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE WITHIN THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. (B) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREIN AFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.(C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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