Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -2

THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION

The Gloucestershire Playing Fields Association, founded in 1926, provides small grants and loans, technical advice and support to it's members - town & parish councils, sports clubs and other community organisations. The Association's aims are to help protect, improve and promote active use of parks, playgrounds and playing fields across the counties of Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire.

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
The Board is predominantly male

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 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
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
30/06/23		£11	£27	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
30/06/22	*	£15	£27	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
30/06/21		£11	£17	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
30/06/20		£9	£7	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/06/19	*	£12	£8	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
30/06/18		£8	£8	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17		£10	£35	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16		£10	£17	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15		£10	£21	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14		£61	£18	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13		£29	£26	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/12		£41	£39	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11		£26	£48	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/10		£11	£16	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/09		£29	£26	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/08		£27	£26	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/07		£22	£17	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/06		£16	£14	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05		£17	£14	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04		£64	£52	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 60 years

glospfa.org.uk

secretary@glospfa.org.uk

07504544413

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport

GiG Classification

Sports facilities & allotments

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Gender Split

PATRICIA ANNE BAILEY Appointed: 2021

RON HARRISON (Chair)

ANDREW JACKSON ELLIS FCA, Other trusteeship: HIGGS FOR CHURCH AND SCHOOL,

DAVID JOHN BROWN Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: GLOUCESTER HISTORIC BUILDINGS LIMITED, HUCCLECOTE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO,

JOHN FREDERICK JONES Appointed: 2009, Other trusteeship: THE WHITMINSTER VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD CHARITY,

NIGEL KEITH THICK Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: DYMOCK PARISH HALL,

TERENCE LESLIE HAINES, Other trusteeships: THE GLOUCESTER CHARITIES TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH LONGLEVENS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/09/1964, number: 314301

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 10 days late, AR19: 294 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE JUNE STEVENS FOUNDATION on 22/07/2020

Main office

31 Cheltenham Road
GLOUCESTER
GL2 0JF

Objectives

(A) TO ADVISE ON AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE PLAYING FIELDS AND PLAGROUNDS IN THE COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUTDOOR GAMES, SPORTS AND PASTIMES. (B) TO ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP THE PLAYING OF ALL GAMES, SPORTS AND PASTIMES AS AFORESAID WITH A VIEW TO PROMOTING THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL WELFARE AND THE SAFETY OF THE POPULATION AND TO EXTEND THE BENEFITS OF PLAYING FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS AND OPEN SPACES TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 29 OF CONSTITUTION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER

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