Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

TOWN LANDS 

The Trust makes of grants to individuals or groups for instance via Christmas fuel or grocery vouchers to old age pensioners living alone in the parish and a grant to the village Over 70s Dinner Fund. Its Apprenticeship Fund helps young people with expenses incurred on further or higher education, apprenticeships or training courses.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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

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
29/11/22£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
29/11/21£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
29/11/20£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
29/11/19£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
29/11/18£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
29/11/17£5£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
29/11/16£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
20/11/15£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
29/11/14£5£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
29/11/13£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/12£4£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/11£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/10£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/09£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/08£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/07£4£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/06£4£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/05£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/04£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 54 years

01728746979

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

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 23/04/1970, number: 212903
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

6 Fir Close
Wickham Market
Woodbridge
IP13 0UB

Objectives

I. ONE FIFTH OF THE INCOME TO BE APPLIED TO THE BARKER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (WHICH IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.II. ONE FIFTH OF THE INCOME FOR THE REPAIR OF FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH AND UPKEEP OF THE CHURCHYARD.III. ONE TENTH FOR APPRENTICING POOR CHILDREN.IV REMAINING INCOME FOR RELIEF IN NEED AND THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WICKHAM MARKET.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF WICKHAM MARKET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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