Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

ARKENSTALL'S CENTRE

The Charity manages the Arkenstall Village Centre buildings in Haddenham on behalf of Haddenham Parish Council for the benefit of inhabitants of the parish. It hosts village organisations, visiting artist companies, and various classes for children and adults. We raise money by letting rooms and through fundraising activities that involve the whole village in events, such as the annual pantomime
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 is declining
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£36£38£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£39£55£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£52£40£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£32£28£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£40£47£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£56£70£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£38£35£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£32£29£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£34£40£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£33£32£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£30£31£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£31£30£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£37£34£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£29£27£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£26£22£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£26£38£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£26£23£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£23£24£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£29£23£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£23£18£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 53 years

http://www.arkenstallcentre.org.uk

garethwilson@btinternet.com

01353740617

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ELIZABETH DOLMAN Appointed: 2020
  • GARETH WILSON
  • LYNDSEY GODDARD Appointed: 2023
  • ROBERT BUSH Appointed: 2022
  • SHEILA WALLER Appointed: 2020
  • STUART BROWSE Appointed: 2022
  • SUZY BARKER Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/11/1971, number: 300394
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 2 days late, AR06: 10 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 24 days late,
Main office

2 STATION ROAD
HADDENHAM
ELY
CB6 3XD

Objectives

VILLAGE HALL

Defined Area of Benefit:

INHABITANTS OF PARISH OF HADDENHAM IN THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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