Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE LONGHOPE RECREATION GROUND

Running and maintenance of village recreation ground.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why are there only 2 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/22£57£43£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£22£9£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£10£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£3£6£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£2£9£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£4£6£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£60£46£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£4£2£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£3£2£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£5£3£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 52 years

www.longhopeparishcouncil.org

geoff.bick@longhopeparishcouncil.org

01452 830889

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Sports & recreational facilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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 - Longhope Community sports and Fitness Project
£10,000 11/02/2022
This group will provide a program of fitness activities working towards the improved physical and mental wellbeing of local residents and all participants.
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£14,000 14/12/2021
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed

  • GEOFFREY BICK Appointed: 2023
  • LONGHOPE PARISH COUNCIL Appointed: 1947
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/07/1972, number: 301560
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 17 days late, AR08: 164 days late, AR06: 239 days late, AR05: 38 days late,
Main office

18 The Wend
LONGHOPE
Gloucestershire
GL17 0QR

Objectives

A PUBLIC RECREATION GROUND

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF LONGHOPE IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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