Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -4

BEWDLEY CIVIC SOCIETY

Conservation within the Area of Benefit (Borough of Bewdley on 31 March 1974).Promotion of civic pride in The Area of Benefit.Preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in The Area of Benefit.Promotion of research into subjects connected with the above.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 17 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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/12/22	£13	£19	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/12/21	£10	£10	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20	£17	£18	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/19	£31	£31	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/18	£48	£73	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£105	£61	£44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£29	£36	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£9	£10	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£7	£11	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£7	£14	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£10	£15	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£24	£10	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£7	£7	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£8	£7	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£8	£7	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£9	£10	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£10	£9	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£7	£7	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£7	£5	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 35 years

bewdleycivicsociety.org.uk

bewdleycivicsociety@gmail.com

07815699344

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Worcestershire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
9 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTHONY EDWARD LEACH Appointed: 2019

DAVID WILLIAM THURSFIELD Appointed: 2022

EDNA ELIZABETH BURTON Appointed: 2024

GRAHAM LUXFORD

JAMES RICHARD PERRIN (Chair)

JOCK GALLAGHER Appointed: 2015

PETER ARCHER

PETER WALDRON

STEVEN CLIVE BENT

SUSAN PERRIN

SHARON HARVEY Appointed: 2022

WILLIAM DEWAR Appointed: 2015

BARBARA MARY LONGMORE Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeships: THE BURLTONS COOKES AND SAYERS ALMSHOUSES, BEWDLEY ALMSHOUSES,

KENNETH JOHN HADLEY Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: HAWES LANE SCHOOLS AND MISSION HALL ROWLEY REGIS,

MARTIN JOHN GUARD Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: BEWDLEY ALMSHOUSES,

PAUL CRANE Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: DYSON PERRINS MUSEUM TRUST, DYSON PERRINS MUSEUM TRUST,

ROBERT LIMBRICK Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: THE BEWDLEY OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/01/1989, number: 700898

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Kenneth Hobson Room
18 Load Street
Bewdley
DY12 2AE

Objectives

(I) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (II) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN IN THE GEORGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (III) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOROUGH OF BEWDLEY AND ITS ENVIRONS

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