Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

TRIMDON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD 

To provide a meeting place for the people in the Trimdon and surrounding area,in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£22£21£1n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/22£36£40£-4n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/21£43£34£9n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/20£65£50£15n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/19£34£29£5n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/18£39£37£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£32£31£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£33£31£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£32£31£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£34£28£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£22£19£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£12£8£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£5£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£5£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£44£41£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

http://www.trimdonvillagehall.co.uk

trimdonvillagehall2021@hotmail.co.uk

01429881948

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Sports & recreational facilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - Warm Space Provision
£1,500 09/11/2022
To provide a warm space.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Trimdon Village Hall
£3,552 24/10/2020
We would like to tackle loneliness by providing a varied weekly activities and a hot meal for members of the community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Trimdon Village Hall
£3,935 19/11/2018
We need youth workers, equipment and hall hire to engage children in meaningful activities which keep them occupied.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Trimdon Village Hall
£2,964 29/11/2017
We want people to join us in celebrating 60 years of service to the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2022, number: 1201335
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD on 03/05/2024
Main office

1 Wynyard Road
Trimdon
Trimdon Station
TS29 6JG

Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF TRIMDON VILLAGE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF THE LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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