Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    WOKINGHAM SOCIETY

    The Society aims to encourage conservation of the character and traditions of Wokingham, promotes the study of history of Wokingham and interest in the town's heritage and provide grants from the Society's funds to relevant local organisations.
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    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

    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
    30/06/23£14£28£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/22*£11£4£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/21£20£20£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/20£12£19£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/19£12£25£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/18£12£21£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/17£14£15£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/16£16£15£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/15£14£13£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/14£13£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/13£14£9£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/12£29£22£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/11£9£14£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/10*£7£4£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/09£13£27£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/08£21£34£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/07£18£23£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/06£18£20£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/05£26£36£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    30/06/04£27£31£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 47 years

    www.wokinghamsociety.org.uk

    mustpeter@yahoo.co.uk

    01189781671

    Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    GiG Classification
    • Museums, parks, historical sites
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to organisations
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Wokingham,
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    • GUY GRANNUM Appointed: 2019
    • HAZEL GUILE
    • KEITH MALVERN Appointed: 2014
    • KEVIN LENTON Appointed: 2017
    • LUCY FRANCES WICKHAM Appointed: 2022
    • PETER JOHN MUST (Chair)
    • RICHARD ALLEN SEDGWICK Appointed: 2022
    • TREVOR SLEET Appointed: 2011
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/03/1978, number: 274988
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR22: 32 days late, AR10: 12 days late,
    Main office

    8 ALBERT ROAD
    WOKINGHAM
    RG40 2AL

    Objectives

    THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES IN THE AREA WITHIN THE WOKINGHAM TOWN PARISH BOUNDARY AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS, I.E. THE AREA ADMINISTERED BY WOKINGHAM TOWN COUNCIL, WHICH AREA SHALL HEREINAFTER BE REFERRED TO AS THE AREA OF BENEFIT. APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA OF BENEFIT WILL BE CONSIDERED AS APPROPRIATE WHEN PROPER ASSOCIATION OF THE APPLICANT WITH WOKINGHAM IS CLEAR. SHOULD THE SOCIETY RECEIVE AND CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA OF BENEFIT BUT WITHIN WOKINGHAM DISTRICT THEN AS A MATTER OF COURTESY THE SOCIETY WILL ADVISE THE LOCAL CIVIC SOCIETY, IF ONE EXISTS.I) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT.II)TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.III) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    WOKINGHAM

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

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