Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

VISCOUNTESS BARRINGTON'S HOMES FOR DISABLED EX-SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN 

The Trust owns and manages the 6 white houses and 8 flats, housing 22 adult residents, in the Recreation Ground, Shrivenham environs. The object of the Trust is the provision of housing accommodation for beneficiaries, who are persons in need by virtue of disability, financial hardship, sickness or old age, and are former members of the armed forces or the dependants of such persons.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£87£246£-159n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/22£87£107£-20n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/21£66£169£-103n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/20£72£34£37n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£73£21£52n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/18£70£32£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£68£36£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£68£39£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£66£37£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£56£97£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£58£21£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£53£15£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£46£18£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£47£29£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£44£72£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£46£265£-219£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£408£101£307£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£36£48£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£34£33£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£20£31£-11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

clerk@vbhshrivenham.org

01793783684

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/05/1962, number: 205219
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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 48 days late,
Main office

19 Stainswick Lane
Shrivenham
SWINDON
SN6 8DU

Objectives

(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:(A) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR BENEFICIARIES; AND(B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE.(2) IF ON THE OCCASION OF A VACANCY THERE IS NO SUITABLY QUALIFIED APPLICANT THE TRUSTEES MAY APPOINT A PERSON WHO IS IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS OR OLD AGE.(3) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CLAUSE 5(4) THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN PART 1 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME MUST BE RETAINED BY THE TRUSTEES FOR USE FOR THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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