Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

COMBE ST NICHOLAS PAROCHIAL TRUST

Parish amenity promoting the conservation of wildlife and the environment as part of the parish heritage encouraging enjoyment, recreaton and educational activities for the local community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
05/04/24£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/23£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/22£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/21£4£6£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/20?£6£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/18£4£3£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/17£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/16£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/15£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/13£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/12£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/11£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/10£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/09£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/08£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/07£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/06*£1£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/05£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/04£0£3£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

www.combestnicholas.org.uk

plmchr@aol.com

0146063521

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Pond management for wildlife and the community
£1,000 22/01/2021
To manage the pond for wildlife by purchasing a trash pump for drainage, so as to manage the build-up of silt from the feeder stream and to control the reeds.
National Lottery Community Fund - Store for More: Secure onsite storage
£2,924 11/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to provide storage at an outdoor community nature area. The project aims to improve a space that has value to the local community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BILL RANKIN Appointed: 2016
  • CHRISTOPHER JOHN DONALDSON PALMER BA CII Appointed: 1998
  • DANIEL HARE Appointed: 2023
  • GAYE BROWN Appointed: 2024
  • LYNN OSBORNE Appointed: 2014
  • MARTYN STUART CLARK Appointed: 2024
  • PATRICK JOHN STENNING Appointed: 2018
  • SARAH HARRIET PACKHAM Appointed: 2020
  • STUART IAN JAMES Appointed: 2021
  • SUE PARGETER Appointed: 2014
  • TAMSYN JUNE FROOM Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/12/1998, number: 1072852
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 351 days late,
Main office

WATERSMEADE
UNDERWAY
COMBE ST. NICHOLAS
CHARD
TA20 3NS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF COMBE ST NICHOLAS AND THE SURROUNDING PARISHES THE IMPROVEMENT, PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE COUNTRYSIDE OF THE SAID PARISH AND OF THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT GENERALLY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

COMBE ST NICHOLAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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