Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

FRIENDS OF SCARR BANDSTAND

To maintain Scarr Bandstand as a site of local heritage, recreation, culture and education withoutdistinction of political, religious or other opinions for the public benefit of the Forest of Dean. To promote wide ranging free to attend, and paid for, cultural activities at Scarr Bandstand for the public benefit.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
31/03/24£14£5£9
31/03/23£10£12£-2
31/03/22£14£10£4
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.scarrbandstand.co.uk

alison@alisonneil.co.uk

01594810966

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON COLLISON Appointed: 2021
  • DAVID WHITBREAD Appointed: 2023
  • JOANNE WARDROPE Appointed: 2023
  • KEITH WALKER Appointed: 2021
  • MICHAEL JOHN BUTLER (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • PAULINE NASH Appointed: 2022
  • ROGER JOHN JAMES Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/01/2021, number: 1193272
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

CLIMPERS
CLEMENTS END
COLEFORD
GL16 8LL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF ‘SCARR BANDSTAND’ AND TO ENCOURAGE BOTH A GREATER RECREATIONAL USE BY THE PUBLIC OF THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE AND HIGH STANDARDS IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE CENTRED AROUND THE BANDSTAND.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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