Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE GRASMERE ROTHAY APPEAL FUND 

help with local housing and restore ancient buildings in Grasmere, cumbria
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 44 years

bobingrasmere@gmail.com

07511 212865

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • 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 (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/05/1980, number: 510075
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 18 days late, AR07: 43 days late,
Main office

c/o 1 Cumbria House
Stock Lane
Grasmere
AMBLESIDE
Cumbria
LA22 9SJ

Objectives

TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION FOR THE BENEFIT O THE PUBLIC OF THE BEAUTY OF THE EXISTING LANDSCAPE OF THE VILLAGE AND PARISH OF GRASMERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GRASMERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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