Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

MIDSOMER NORTON COMMUNITY TRUST 

The Community Trust manages a range of community events and spaces in the town of Midsomer Norton.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 5 years
(10 years as a company)

www.midsomernortoncommunitytrust.co.uk

manager@midsomernortoncommunitytrust.co.uk

01761419133

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UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£173,366£176,086£-2,7200
31/03/22£135,440£117,913£17,52725
31/03/21*£88,266£80,328£7,93825
31/03/20£179,469£138,166£41,30325
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Somerset,

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Midsomer Norton Community Trust Men's Shed
£2,593 22/10/2022
We aim to provide a place with facilities that enable people to meet, socialise, learn new skills or share skills with others, and benefit the community at large by undertaking practical projects.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Midsomer Norton Community Trust Men's Shed
£2,955 23/10/2021
We would like to buy tools so when we start back, post Covid-19, we will be better equipped to undertake community projects. We rely on members' subs to pay rent and no one attended during lockdown.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-86
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/11/2018, number: 1180809
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/07/2013, number: 08604585
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR21: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE SARAH ANN TRUST on 10/10/2020
Main office

MIDSOMER NORTON COMMUNITY TRUST
TOWN HALL
THE ISLAND
MIDSOMER NORTON
RADSTOCK
BA3 2HQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE OBJECTS) ARE:3.1.1 THE PROVISION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MIDSOMER NORTON IN SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. 3.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MIDSOMER NORTON IN SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, OF SUCH OTHER OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MIDSOMER NORTON IN SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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