Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

COMMON PLOT CHARITY 

Administer and maintain the pasture for grazing and public right of way, The Woodland area for recreation and amenity,also to preserve the enviroment for wildlife. The Play area is let to Stafford Borough Council as public open space
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 20 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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/03/22£20£21£-1n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21£14£8£6n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20£16£9£7n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/19£13£11£2n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/18£16£11£5£0£0£0n/a02
31/03/17£17£11£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£11£19£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£19£41£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£18£11£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£12£12£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£15£17£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£33£44£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£18£14£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£3£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£7£6£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£8£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00

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

stonecommonplot@gmail.com

01785817948

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 19/20 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/09/1964, number: 236752
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR09: 31 days late, AR08: 33 days late, AR07: 51 days late, AR06: 223 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

184 Lichfield Road
STONE
ST15 8PY

Objectives

THE EXERCISE BY RESIDENTS OF RIGHTS OF COMMON IN RESPECT OF THE LANDS BELONGING TO THE CHARITY AND SUBJECT THERETO THE TRUSTEES MAY SET ASIDE SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE SAID LANDS FOR USE AS:- (A) AN OPEN SPACE FOR RECREATION; (B) A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

STONE, MEAFORD AND OULTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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