Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

KING GEORGE'S FIELD, SARRATT 

To maintain and improve land and buildings at King George V Playing Fields Sarratt for the benefit of the local community. The facilities provided include football, cricket, tennis and indoor bowls.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly 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
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/23£13£12£1n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22£12£10£2n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21*£12£16£-5n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/20£16£14£2n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19*£19£19£-1n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/18£20£21£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£21£37£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£20£19£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£19£17£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£20£19£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£19£15£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£22£15£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£19£15£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£18£22£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£23£21£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£15£16£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£12£17£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£13£13£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£12£12£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 50 years

07740542221

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
GiG Classification
  • Sports facilities & allotments
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/04/1974, number: 266708
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 41 days late, AR19: 160 days late, AR17: 34 days late, AR16: 81 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR14: 137 days late, AR13: 63 days late, AR12: 129 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 33 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

2 Highfields
Love Lane
Kings Langley
WD4 9JT

Objectives

THE LAND TO BE HOLD BY THE TRUSTEES AS PUBLIC GROUND UNDER THE RECREATION GROUND ACT, 1859 FOR USE AS A PLAYING FIELD AND RECREATION GROUND FOR THE PARISH OF SARRATT IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SARRATT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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