Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    COGENHOE & WHISTON PARISH COUNCIL SOLE TRUSTEE OF COGENHOE & WHISTON VILLAGE HALL & PLAYING FIELDS

    PHYSICAL, MENTAL TRAINING SOCIAL MORAL OR INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUMS OF A RECREATION GROUND OR PLAYING FIELD READING AND RECREATION ROOMS LECTURES CLASSES ENTERTAINMENTS OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF COGENHOE AND WHISTON IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINTY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending since inception

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • 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 Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/03/24£92£89£3n/a
    31/03/23£59£50£10n/a
    31/03/22£77£112£-35n/a
    31/03/21?*£60£12£48n/a
    30/09/20£63£69£-6n/a
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 56 years

    www.cogenhoeandwhiston-pc.gov.uk

    CLERK@COGENHOEANDWHISTON-PC.GOV.UK

    07512045418

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Animals
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Recreation
    GiG Classification
    • Practical support, advice & companionship
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Northamptonshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • 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
    The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
    £5,000 07/02/2023
    towards core costs to continue to deliver and develop outreach activities over 12 months
    National Lottery Community Fund - Village Hall - energy efficiency project
    £10,000 06/01/2023
    The funding will support several community groups by making the community hall more energy-efficient and sustainable (presently energy costs have increased fourfold making the hall an uneconomically viable prospect). Making the hall more ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Playing field renovation project
    £10,000 26/02/2020
    2
    The funding will be used to create an outdoor fitness area for teenagers and adults. The project aims to increase physical activity and local provision.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • Cogenhoe & Whiston Parish Council
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/08/1968, number: 304168
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR21: 106 days late,
    Main office

    26 Main Road
    Grendon
    Northampton
    NN7 1JW

    Objectives

    RECREATION FACILITIES FOR GENERAL BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    PARISH OF COGENHOE AND WHISTON

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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