Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

GORING AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST 

A. To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Goring and district without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants. B. To establish or to secure the establishment of a community centre.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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

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
Established: 34 years

mary@marycarr.co.uk

01491874333

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£23£18£5n/an/an/an/an/a58
31/03/22£63£25£38n/an/an/an/an/a31
31/03/21£33£25£9n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/20£27£29£-2n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/19£33£34£-1n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/03/18£27£17£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£29£32£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£30£29£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£45£34£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£35£35£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£32£36£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£26£24£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£24£23£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£25£29£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£23£20£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£19£17£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£19£23£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£21£21£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£23£21£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£14£15£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire, West Berkshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 58 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/08/1990, number: 1000005
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 30 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE FLORENCE REISS TRUST FOR OLD PEOPLE on 28/03/2022
Main office

Elm Cottage
Station Road
Goring
READING
RG8 9HA

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GORING AND DISTRICT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS. (B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE. (FOR DETAILS, SEE CLAUSE 2 OF CONSTITUTION)

Defined Area of Benefit:

GORING AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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