Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

QUAKING HOUSES VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION 

QUAKING HOUSES VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION RUN A VOLUNTEER LED COMMUNITY BUILDING. OFFERING VARIOUS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING GROUPS AND SESSIONS TO MEET LOCALLY IDENTIFIED NEEDS INCLUDING ARTS, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, SPORT, TODDLERS GROUPS AS WELL AS FUN DAYS AND CHILDREN'S BIRTHDAY PARTIES,
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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:

  • There are only 4 trustees

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
  • 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
31/03/23*£91£85£5n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22*£84£84£0n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/21*£67£42£25n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/20£16£22£-5n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/19£22£30£-8n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/18*£18£22£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£15£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£40£40£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£42£53£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£30£67£-38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£68£13£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£13£12£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£8£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£9£14£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£9£14£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£16£17£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£21£21£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£25£20£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£41£30£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£27£21£6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 44 years

www.quakinghousesvillagehall.org

qhvhad@gmail.com

01207283016

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
County Durham Community Foundation - Quaking Houses Village Hall Refurbishment
£27,500 05/04/2022
Phase 3 application.
County Durham Community Foundation - Clean start
£9,329 31/01/2022
To employ a part time caretaker.
County Durham Community Foundation - Quaking Houses Village Hall Refurbishment
£20,000 30/03/2021
Phase 2 application.
County Durham Community Foundation - SOS Stanley
£2,500 01/02/2021
To support core costs.
County Durham Community Foundation - Quakies Resilience
£10,000 01/10/2020
Towards the salary of a volunteer and facilities manager.
County Durham Community Foundation - Reaching out in Quakies
£3,539 28/05/2020
To support the Reaching out in Quakies project,
National Lottery Community Fund - The T Junction
£49,200 24/10/2012
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This Quaking Houses group will use the funding to renovate the kitchen and reception area of the village hall and provide staffing in order to establish a community cafe, due to there being no such ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 46-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/10/1980, number: 510527
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/06/2013, number: 08582340
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
20 returns made; AR23: 13 days late, AR22: 91 days late, AR21: 119 days late, AR18: 69 days late, AR05: 164 days late,
Main office

Quaking Houses Village Hall
Second Street
STANLEY
DH9 7HQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF QUAKING HOUSES AND SOUTH MOOR (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, DISABILITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

QUAKING HOUSES AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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