Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

CONSTITUTION HILL LTD 

To educate the public in the heritage of the Cliff railway, Camera Obscura and Constitution hill and the encourage volunteer input.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
Established: 26 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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
31/03/22£432£307£125n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£348£297£51n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£276£282£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19*£264£294£-30n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18*£276£267£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£234£214£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£220£223£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£200£202£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£175£193£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£168£160£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£275£276£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£141£142£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£149£141£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£118£130£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£127£137£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£219£243£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/05*£91£99£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£83£83£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Ceredigion,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting 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
Co-Op Foundation - Aberystwyth Cliff Top Attractions & Coastal Path
£9,800 30/11/2021
Grant to support the group through the financial challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.
Co-Op Foundation - Constitution Hill - 2019
£25,000 01/10/2019
Org that manages cliff-top attractions and the cliff coastal path in Aberystwyth - funding to support accessibility to all and increased financial sustainability.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/09/1998, number: 1071422
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/10/1997, number: 03445246
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 48 days late, AR18: 140 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR05: 36 days late,
Main office

CLIFF HOUSE
CLIFF TERRACE
ABERYSTWYTH
SY23 2DN

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONSERVATION OF THE ABERYSTWYTH CLIFF RAILWAY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF VOLUNTARY WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE ABERYSTWYTH CLIFF RAILWAY AND THE SITE AT CONSTITUTION HILL;

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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