Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE ROTARY CLUB OF HORSHAM BENEVOLENT FUND

In accordance with Clause 1 of the Trust Deed all funds held by the trustees are applied to or for the benefit of the poor and needy living in the territorial area of Horsham, or to or for the benefit of other charitable institutions, societies or objects as the Club shall direct.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • 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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/06/23£11£26£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/22£20£30£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/21£10£13£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/20£39£50£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/19£39£50£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/18£31£34£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/17£32£41£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/16£47£53£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/15£31£41£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/14£52£53£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/13£32£40£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/12£39£41£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/11£20£20£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/10£28£31£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/09£12£18£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/08£17£38£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/07£20£49£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/06£19£23£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/05£57£65£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/04£30£14£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years
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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Horsham Rotary Club
£3,000 08/03/2024
1
Funding was provided towards a family funday.
National Lottery Community Fund - Rotary Club of Horsham Centenary Community Funday
£4,000 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to hold a family fun day to bring people together and promote wellbeing with rides and stalls promoting local businesses and activities. A morning session will be held for families of people with disabilities and the event ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW EDWARDS Appointed: 2020
  • BRYAN THURSTON SCURFIELD Appointed: 2016
  • CAROLINE ANNE LILIAS GOULD Appointed: 2016
  • DAVE SKEA SMITH Appointed: 2016
  • JEAN GRAINGER Appointed: 2016
  • WILLIAM HARMSWORTH MBE Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/09/1963, number: 207417
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Hazel Cottage
Ewood Lane
Newdigate
DORKING
RH5 5AR

Objectives

TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR AND NEEDY LIVING IN THE TERRITORIAL AREA OF THE ROTARY CLUB OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETIES AND OBJECTS AS THE CLUB SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HORSHAM AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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