Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

CHARITY OF SARAH ANN BLANDY FOR VILLAGE READING ROOM AND WORKING MENS CLUB 

General Charitable purpose
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending is declining
  • 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
31/12/22£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

01656859487

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Bridgend,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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 18/06/1963, number: 219151
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; AR07: 76 days late, AR06: 445 days late, AR05: 810 days late,
Main office

THE VICARAGE
ROGERS LANE
LALESTON
BRIDGEND
CF32 0LB

Objectives

TO BE USED AS PARISH ROOMS READING ROOMS OR CLASS ROOMS OR OTHERWISE FOR THE RECREATION OR INSTRUCTION OF PERSONS OF THE ARTISAN AND LABOURING CLASSES RESIDENT IN LALESTON. USED ALSO AS A READING ROOM OR CLUB FOR ALL MEN, SIXTEEN YEARS OR MORE RESIDENT IN LALESTON.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LALESTON.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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