Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

RYE HERITAGE CENTRE

Rye Heritage Centre maintains a centre for public benefit in the Ancient Town of Rye, by acting as a gateway to Rye's maritime and rural history by signposting other heritage sites across Rye; advancing the education of culture and heritage of the Rye, through the Town Model and related exhibitions and events; fostering the spirit of volunteering and commitment to Rye .

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
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
01/04/23	*	£69,054	£61,292	£7,762	25
01/04/22		£52,361	£43,913	£8,448	15
01/04/21		£29,829	£23,846	£5,983	12

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.ryeheritage.co.uk

heritagecentrerye@gmail.com

01797226696

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£27,100
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£10,000
Sussex Community Foundation	£3,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Rye Heritage Centre
£10,000	11/05/2022	The HerStory of Rye - a celebration of women working in Rye
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye Heritage Centre CIO (RHC)
£500	01/12/2021	Funding was provided to enable them to present the findings of a project to evaluate the impact on the town of social housing developments over the last century.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye Heritage Centre CIO (RHC)
£3,000	27/10/2021 5	Funding was provided for a facilities conversion.
DCMS - CRF21 Rye Heritage Centre
£7,100	08/03/2021	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - CRF20: Rye Heritage Centre
£20,000	14/10/2020	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

COUNCILLOR CHRISTOPHER ROBERT HOGGART (Chair) Appointed: 2021

IAN GRAHAM WALKER Appointed: 2023

MARTIN TIMOTHY BLINCOW Appointed: 2020

MICHAEL WINSTON EVE Appointed: 2020

RALPH ARTHUR SPERRING Appointed: 2022

SOPHIA SUSANNAH ROSEMARY DE SHERBURNE-SWANN Appointed: 2020

STEPHEN JAMES BLATTMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: System Engineer, Other trusteeship: RYE COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/02/2020, number: 1187978

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR23: 12 days late,

Main office

RYE HERITAGE CENTRE
HERITAGE CENTRE
STRAND QUAY
RYE
TN31 7AY

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE ANCIENT TOWN OF RYE BY MAINTAINING A HERITAGE CENTRE AND ORGANISING EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARITIES ACT 2011.

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