Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 8

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

BELLINGHAM TOWN HALL

Dances, Disco, Private Hire, Keep Fit, Drama

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Why are there 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/01/23		£46	£25	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/22		£42	£14	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/21		£22	£12	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/20		£17	£11	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/19		£17	£12	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/18		£13	£16	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/17		£11	£13	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/16		£17	£12	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/15		£22	£15	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/14		£9	£12	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/13		£15	£3	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/12		£9	£9	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/11		£6	£6	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/10?		£31	£40	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£90	£81	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08	*	£11	£16	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07?	*	£35	£31	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	*	£9	£9	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 61 years

www.bellinghamtownhall.org.uk

01434 220326

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Village halls & community buildings

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Northumberland,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£18,256
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£6,419
Co-Operative Group	£2,411

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bellingham Town Hall
£2,411	23/10/2021	By installing new updated fire exit doors, this project will ensure the safety of all those using the hall in the event of an emergency.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bellingham Town Hall
£6,419	13/05/2021	Installing new doors and windows to the front and rear of the building
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - replacing the main entrance doors
£18,256	07/01/2021	replacing the main entrance doors
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bellingham Town Hall
£2,764	15/11/2019	We want to purchase new curtains and poles for the main hall.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bellingham Town Hall
£3,006	19/11/2018	We wish to replace the workings of the tower clock so it is up and running and giving an accurate time.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bellingham Town Hall Library Room
£10,000	24/06/2010 12	This group will use funding to contribute towards the costs of a new library to be situated at the ground floor of the town hall. This will provide IT facilities, disabled access and a centralised location for the library that the whole community ....more This group will use funding to contribute towards the costs of a new library to be situated at the ground floor of the town hall. This will provide IT facilities, disabled access and a centralised location for the library that the whole community can access and enjoy.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

BRIAN TILLEY Appointed: 2021

BILL BURLTON Appointed: 2012

CLIVE HYMERS Appointed: 2018

CHRISTINE DUNN Appointed: 2021

EDWIN WILKINSON (Chair) Appointed: 2013

FRANCES PATTER Appointed: 2021

JOANNE ROBERTS Appointed: 2012

LEANNE LITTLE Appointed: 2017

MARY HENDREN Appointed: 2019

PAT STEVENSON Appointed: 2017

PAT WILKINSON Appointed: 2016

PHILIP PATTER Appointed: 2021

ROBERT GRAHAM WILSON Appointed: 2014

SHEILA PROUDLOCK Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/11/1963, number: 225272

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR08: 18 days late, AR07: 384 days late, AR04: 24 days late,

Main office

Bellingham Town Hall
Front Street
Bellingham
Hexham
Northumberland
NE48 2AA

Objectives

WILLAGE HALL FOR THE HOLDING OF MEETING, LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS AND TO PROVIDE A PLACE OF RECREATION AND SOCIAL INTERCOURSE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BELLINGHAM AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

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