Finance Score: -13
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -17 ?

THE FRIENDS HALL, GOOCH STREET, RECREATION GROUND TRUST 

To provide for recreational facilities in Stirchley, Birmingham, in particular a cricket ground
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
31/12/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/22*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£0£3£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/15£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/13£0£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12?£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
23/11/11?£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
23/06/10£1£6£-6£0£0£0n/a00
23/06/09£1£0£1£0£0£0NAN00
23/06/08£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
23/06/07?£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/05/06*£0£3£-3£0£0£0n/a00
23/06/05£1£0£1£0£0£0NAN00
23/06/04£1£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 58 years

robcemorris@blueyonder.co.uk

01214446767

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Amusement and recreation services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/01/1966, number: 246233
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 101 days late, AR19: 17 days late, AR06: 356 days late,
Main office

57 HAZELHURST ROAD
KINGS HEATH
BIRMINGHAM
B14 6AB

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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