Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 4
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

WOMBAT CRICKET CLUB

Provides a sporting opportunity in cricket for young people and adults, that promotes health and wellbeing and social cohesion. The activities include providing opportunities for people with disabilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

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:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 3 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • 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
31/01/23£31£53£-22n/a
31/01/22*£62£75£-13n/a
31/01/21*£23£6£17n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

jane.hamlin54@btinternet.com

07765895653

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
Somerset Community Foundation - Improving our Social facilities
£5,000 18/01/2021
1
Funding towards installing accessible toilets and changing rooms in the community cricket club

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN EDWIN RANGER Appointed: 2020
  • DR JANE ALEXANDRA HAMLIN EDD (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • GRAHAM JEFFREY BYERS Appointed: 2020
  • NATHAN JAMES WELCH Appointed: 2020
  • PAUL MAHONEY YORK-SMITH ACA Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/02/2020, number: 1187872
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR22: 68 days late, AR21: 31 days late,
Main office

The Wombat Cricket Club
Watts Lane
Bishops Lydeard
Taunton
Somerset
TA4 3HR

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PLAYING CRICKET.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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