Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

CHELMSFORD CIVIC SOCIETY 

Chelmsford Civic Society is a member of Civic Voice. The aims of The Chelmsford Civic Society are to stimulate public interest in and appreciation of the history, appearance and character of Chelmsford.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£7£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£15£15£0n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/18£6£15£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£16£9£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£8£1£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£1£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£11£4£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£1£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.chelmsfordcivicsociety.co.uk

777millk@gmail.com

07720426801

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Chelmsford Civic Society
£10,000 01/08/2023
Chelmsford: Engaging a wider range of people in heritage
National Lottery Community Fund - Ubuntu- a week of community events
£9,940 11/07/2019
12
The project will use funding to run a week of community events led by a diverse range of ethnic groups, which will include stalls, music and workshops. This will enable members of the community to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Festival of Ideas - 2018
£9,720 30/08/2017
12
The project will hold a grass roots community Festival. This will bring people together from a wide variety of backgrounds to explore each other cultures and grow stronger as a community.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Chelmsford Civic Society
£10,000 13/02/2014
Chelmsford Remembers

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/08/1976, number: 271779
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR10: 156 days late,
Main office

20 ROXWELL ROAD
CHELMSFORD
CM1 2PP

Objectives

1) TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN, APPRECIATION OF AND CARE OF THE APPEARANCE, HISTORY AND CHARACTER OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT. 2) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. 3) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHELMSFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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