Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

BALCARRES HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED 

Environment, conservation and heritage in respect of Balcarres House grounds and contents. In order to achieve its objects, the Charity is restoring and conserving the assets in its care, purchasing assets having a connection with Balcarres, lending works of art for exhibition, etc, and maintaining the house and gardens.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely 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
05/04/23£253£433£-180n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/22£199£246£-47n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21£169£292£-123n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20£273£250£23n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19£212£292£-80n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£227£202£25£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£194£224£-30£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£235£232£4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£286£256£30£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£223£230£-7£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13*£256£201£55£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£282£234£47£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£337£236£102£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£130£155£-24£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£158£164£-6£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08*£211£166£45£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07*£135£181£-46£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06£311£121£190£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£166£69£97£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04*£330£145£184£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 37 years

simon.weil@crsblaw.com

01242246311

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/05/1987, number: 296766
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/02/1987, number: 02101229
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR13: 70 days late, AR08: 27 days late, AR07: 38 days late, AR04: 20 days late,
Main office

Charles Russell Speechlys Llp
Compass House
Lypiatt Road
CHELTENHAM
Gloucestershire
GL50 2QJ

Objectives

TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (AND FOR STUDY BY SUCH SCHOLARS AND OTHER PERSONS AS THE COMPANY SHALL THINK APPROPRIATE) THE COLLECTION OF BOOKS INCUNABULA MANUSCRIPTS AND OTHER PAPERS IN THE OWNERSHIP OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE MARY KATHERINE LINDSAY DOWAGER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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