Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

KINGSDOWN VILLAGE HALL 

General Village And SPORTS PROVISION
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
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 61 years

vic.codling@btinternet.com

01474854510

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£33£31£2n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22*£48£31£17n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£51£17£34n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20£26£23£3n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/19*£37£19£18n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/18£28£16£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£23£8£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£18£13£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£20£13£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£4£1£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£6£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£2£3£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£7£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£5£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£7£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£8£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£13£9£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£7£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£7£6£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 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 - Sound Reduction
£9,307 17/01/2019
12
The organisation will use funding to install sound proof panels within their village hall to support the improved and increased usage of their community space by the wider community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kingsdown Village Hall
£3,315 19/11/2018
Help the local boxing club get their own gym in the Village Hall. Money is for building materials.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/05/1963, number: 302776
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 170 days late, AR21: 41 days late, AR19: 14 days late, AR17: 38 days late, AR16: 32 days late, AR15: 81 days late, AR13: 68 days late, AR07: 58 days late,
Main office

Tiodhlac
The Grove
West Kingsdown
SEVENOAKS
Kent
TN15 6JJ

Objectives

VILLAGE HALL FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RECREATION AND SOCIAL MORAL AN INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING AND RECREATION ROOMS LIBRARY LECTURES CLASSES RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENTS OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF KINGSDOWN AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARIAH OF KINGSDOWN AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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