Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

PARKIN MEMORIAL HALL - POOLEY BRIDGE 

Local activities, church activities, songs of praise etc, Sunday school, local charity fundraising, local hospital support, youth organisations, mountain rescue teams, womens institute.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/10/22£8£5£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/21£21£3£18n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/10/20£13£7£6n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/10/19£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/10/18*£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/17£14£6£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£7£7£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£20£21£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12£11£7£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11£6£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/10*£6£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/09£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/08£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/07£5£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/06£4£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 51 years

01768486167

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/10/1973, number: 501211
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 36 days late, AR10: 71 days late,
Main office

7 Church Croft
Pooley Bridge
Penrith
CA10 2NL

Objectives

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF PERSONS INHABITING OR LOCATED FOR THE TIME BEING WITHIN THE PARISH OF BARTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING THE USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BARTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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