Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

GLOUCESTER HISTORIC BUILDINGS LIMITED 

The charity's objects are to preserve, for the benefit of the nation, land and buildings of especial beauty or especial historic or architectural interest within the city of Gloucester.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

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
  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£120£170£-51n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£151£150£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£11£20£-9n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/20£12£15£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£23£1£22n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£24£0£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£2£26£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£3£9£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£3£6£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£3£8£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£3£7£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£3£8£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£3£6£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£2£6£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£10£6£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£11£6£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£41£46£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£8£4£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£7£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 44 years

martyn_white1@btconnect.com

01531820088

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
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
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to Gloucester Historic Buildings
£39,825 04/05/2021
99-101 Westgate Street
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to Gloucester Historic Buildings
£15,000 23/06/2020
99-101 Westgate Street

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-81
  • PAULA DEE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Non Given
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/07/1980, number: 280387
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/05/1980, number: 01495978
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR09: 77 days late, AR07: 9 days late,
Main office

COGLAN LODGE
OLD MONMOUTH ROAD
LONGHOPE
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL17 0NZ

Objectives

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION LAND AND BUILDINGS OF ESPECIAL BEAUTY OR ESPECIAL HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST WITHIN TE CITY OF GLOUCESTER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GLOUCESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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