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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 10
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

COWES HERITAGE AND COMMUNITY GROUP 

Cowes Heritage and Community Group offers residents of Cowes and surrounding area a space to share their interests and knowledge, providing craft, art, history and discussion groups. We hold displays and exhibitions about local heritage, as well as a social space, coffee mornings and tourist advice.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Most of the income over the last 3 years has been in the form of Government grants or contracts
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/12/22£7,336£7,199£1378
31/12/21*£38,198£1,870£36,3282
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.chcg.org.uk

beckford.centre@gmail.com

01983244180

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Isle Of Wight,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/11/2020, number: 1192247
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR21: 135 days late,
Main office

COWES HERITAGE & COMMUNITY GROUP
The Beckford Centre
5 Beckford Road
COWES
ISLE OF WIGHT
PO31 7SE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN COWES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY: (1) THE PROVISION OF CLASSES IN THE ARTS, CRAFTS, LOCAL HISTORY AND SOCIAL HISTORY; AND (2) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS IN THE HERITAGE OF COWES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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