Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE WESTHORPE TRUST

Relief in need for village residents.General benefit of village residents.Assistance for those at school, in higher or further education, apprenticeships, courses or other forms of education.Upkeep and repair of the fabric and maintenance of services in St Margaret's Church, Westhorpe.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

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
31/03/23*£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£8£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19*£6£8£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£6£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£8£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£8£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£6£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£5£2£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£4£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£4£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£4£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£3£0£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 53 years

claire@ejbarker.co.uk

01449 781078

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • 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 Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

  • AMANDA JOANNE RUDD Appointed: 2019
  • MARY CLAIRE BARKER
  • MRS GILLY CHRISTIAN Appointed: 2013
  • ROSEMARY DIANA MEES
  • STEVEN CHRISTIAN (Chair) Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/04/1972, number: 263332
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 19 days late, AR19: 3 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
Main office

WESTHORPE LODGE
WESTHORPE
STOWMARKET
IP14 4TA

Objectives

SUBJECT TO THE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES AFORESAID THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE CLEAR YEARLY INCOME OF THE CHARITIES AS FOLLOWS:(1) ONE THIRD SHALL BE PAID TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, WESTHORPE, TO BE APPLIED BY THEM IN OR TOWARDS THE UPKEEP AND REPAIR OF THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF THE SAID ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH, AND SUBJECT THERETO TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SERVICES IN THE SAID CHURCH AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE FURNITURE THEREIN. (2) ONE THIRD SHALL BE PAID TO THE WESTHORPE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE AT SCHOOL OR PURSUING HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION, APPRENTICESHIPS, COURSES AND OTHER FORMS OF EDUCATION. (3) ONE THIRD SHALL BE PAID TO THE VILLAGE FUND FOR RELIEF IN NEED AND THEN FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WESTHORPE IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WESTHORPE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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