Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -20 ?

VILLAGE HALL (COLD NORTON) 

The hall is available, for hire, For various organisations for example Pre-School, Guides, Brownies, Aerobics and for private hire
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 61 years

01621828475

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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*£27£31£-4n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/22£27£27£0n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/21*£19£20£-1n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/20*£22£20£2n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19?*£21£20£1n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/15£18£19£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£16£19£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£15£17£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£18£17£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£15£16£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£12£35£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£18£13£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£17£13£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£17£13£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£15£11£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£19£11£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£11£12£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/07/1963, number: 301288
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR23: 69 days late, AR21: 39 days late, AR20: 47 days late, AR19: 413 days late, AR14: 344 days late, AR13: 146 days late, AR12: 78 days late, AR09: 1 days late, AR08: 68 days late, AR07: 123 days late,
Main office

7 Green Trees Avenue
Cold Norton
CHELMSFORD
CM3 6JA

Objectives

A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF COLD NORTON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF COLD NORTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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