Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified

GLOUCESTER CIVIC TRUST LIMITED 

THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY OF THE CHARITY IS THAT OF AN EDUCATIONAL AND PRESERVATION TRUST.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 18 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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 51 years

www.gloucestercivictrust.org

info@gloucestercivictrust.org

01452207101

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£171£200£-29n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/21£92£84£8n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/20£45£41£5n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/19£28£17£11n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/18£24£15£9£0£0£0n/a050
31/12/17£34£48£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£22£11£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£19£8£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£19£8£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£22£20£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£34£28£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£25£16£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£38£47£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£135£194£-59£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£137£27£111£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£24£7£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-91
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/11/1972, number: 264719
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/10/1972, number: 01078805
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR09: 100 days late,
Main office

Bishop Hooper House
99-103 Westgate Street
GLOUCESTER
GL1 2PG

Objectives

The company is established for the public benefit for the following purposes in the area comprising City of Gloucester, which area shall hereinafter be referred to as “the area of benefit”:(a) to stimulate public interest in the area of benefit and make available community and educational resources;(b) to promote high standards of planning and architecture in the area of benefit; (c) to secure the preservation, protection, development, and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the area of benefit;(d) to operate museums, heritage centres and exhibition spaces, with associated retail facilities and to hold collections and assets;(e) to make such arrangements as are necessary to enable the public to view and enjoy any buildings, land, exhibitions or collections (whether free or at a charge);(f) by publishing books or pamphlets or in other appropriate manner to make known to the public the existence of such buildings, land, exhibitions or collections.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GLOUCESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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