Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

BRENT KNOLL PARISH HALL

The provision & maintenance of a village hall, primarily for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Brent Knoll, but also, when applicable to other persons or organisations as the Committee deem appropriate, without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes & other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the objective
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£19£16£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£8£9£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£20£19£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£25£22£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£26£21£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£27£21£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£30£14£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£29£12£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£31£17£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£24£21£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£106£101£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£22£20£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£24£21£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£22£12£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£28£12£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£28£13£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£26£20£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£24£12£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£182£244£-63n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 48 years

01278760986

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
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 supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Home Office - Resettlement Programme - Post Arrival Support
£384,704 19/04/2021
The UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) started in March 2021 and reaffirms the UKs ongoing commitment to refugee resettlement. Resettlement relies on collaborative working with local authorities to ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

  • BELLA WARD Appointed: 2012
  • ED FULLER Appointed: 2012
  • GED KEELE Appointed: 2016
  • JENNY BUTTERS
  • JOHN GRAHAM PAGE
  • KAREN RUSSELL Appointed: 2017
  • LUCILLE WHITE Appointed: 2022
  • MAC HARES
  • ROBERT FILMER (Chair)
  • SANDRA JANE FEW
  • SARAH JOYCE
  • STEVE RUSSELL Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/07/1976, number: 271418
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR13: 2 days late, AR06: 9 days late, AR04: 60 days late,
Main office

MYRTLE COTTAGE
BATTLEBOROUGH LANE
BRENT KNOLL
HIGHBRIDGE
TA9 4DS

Objectives

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BRENT KNOLL, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRENT KNOLL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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