Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

TITCHFIELD VILLAGE TRUST

For the public benefit in the area comprising the village of Titchfield and its immediate surroundings which area shall hereinafter be referred to as "the area of benefit":The provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Titchfield without distinction of political, religious or other opinions
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
05/04/23*£58£56£3n/a
05/04/22£43£22£22n/a
05/04/21£30£21£9n/a
05/04/20£4£2£3n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

Titchfieldvillagetrust.com

TitchfieldVillageTrust@outlook.com

07486 891728

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 01/03/2024
towards internal improvements to the village hall
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 13/10/2023
Refurbishment of Titchfield Village Hall
National Lottery Community Fund - Titchfield Village Hall Upgrade
£10,000 04/08/2023
The funding will be used to install a battery for solar panels at the village hall. The project aims to improve a space that matters to the community reduce energy costs and make the building more sustainable.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 11/03/2022
Re-Tile the Parish Room Roof and install solar panels.Improve disabled access to the same
National Lottery Community Fund - Parish Room Repair and Refurbishment
£10,000 29/04/2021
The funding will be used to contribute towards improved energy efficiency of the Titchfield Parish Room. The project forms part of a series of improvements to ensure the village hall remains in use serving the needs of rural communities in ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

  • DR RICHARD ASHTON Appointed: 2021
  • JOHN BILLSON Appointed: 2019
  • LINDSEY BAILEY Appointed: 2019
  • MARTIN TAYLOR Appointed: 2024
  • MARY NOELLA BURNER Appointed: 2019
  • NICHOLAS GIRDLER Appointed: 2012
  • NICHOLAS GIRDLER (Chair) Appointed: 2012
  • SUSAN JACKSON Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/07/2019, number: 1184545
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR23: 8 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from TITCHFIELD VILLAGE TRUST on 27/08/2020
  • Asset transfer in from TITCHFIELD PARISH ROOM on 15/12/2020
Main office

Titchfield Parish Room
High Street
Titchfield
FAREHAM
PO14 4AQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE AREA COMPRISING THE VILLAGE OF TITCHFIELD AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS WHICH AREA SHALL HEREINAFTER BE REFERRED TO AS THE AREA OF BENEFIT:(A) THE PROMOTION OF HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT (B) THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT (C) TO ASSIST TOWARDS THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORICAL OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (2) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TITCHFIELD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR: (A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND (B) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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