Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

PARISH HALL- SANDFORD 

Sandford Parish Hall is a large hall situated in Mid Devon. The Hall is used regularly by Playgroup, Toddlers, WI, Good Companions and Brownies. Other users are Creedy Dramatic Society, Sandford School, Sandford Scout Organisation. There are also vaious classes held on a weekly basis in the Hall, these include dancing and yoga classes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

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
  • 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£22£26£-4n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/22£18£44£-26n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/21£23£5£17n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/20£17£8£9n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/19£33£46£-13n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/18£14£9£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£13£12£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£12£7£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£15£10£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£12£9£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£15£18£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£17£21£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£10£6£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£10£6£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£9£9£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£10£6£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£15£18£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

Cheriton@farmline.com

01363772696

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

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 Community Fund - Supercharge our Hall project
£9,000 14/10/2022
The funding will be used to install a solar panel system at the parish hall. The project aims to create an environmentally and financially sustainable community space.
National Lottery Community Fund - Toilets, disabled parking & path Project
£10,000 18/05/2018
12
The funding will be used to refurbish the Parish Hall toilets and provide disabled parking and accessible pathways. The project aims to improve access to the community space.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/07/1962, number: 300958
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR08: 117 days late,
Main office

5 Orchard Close
Sandford
CREDITON
Devon
EX17 4NF

Objectives

VILLAGE HALL

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE PARISH OF SANDFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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