Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE HOSKING HOUSE TRUST 

We offer women writers (aged over forty) occupancy of Church Cottage for between two weeks and two months, to pursue personal work on any subject, intended for publication or performance. Appointments are made on merit. The Cottage is in Clifford Chambers, a village two miles from Stratford-upon-Avon. It is equipped comfortable and private. We pay bills and occasionally offer a bursary.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 recently

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£22£18£4n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/22£47£20£27n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£32£30£3n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/20£38£29£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£71£72£-1n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18£28£27£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£17£22£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£15£12£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£18£11£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£15£13£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£29£12£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£12£19£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£24£30£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£27£14£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£4£12£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£95£81£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£13£14£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06?*£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
20/05/05£8£5£3£0£0£0n/a00
20/05/04*£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 25 years

www.hoskinghouses.co.uk

sarahhosking@btinternet.com

01789262924

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Foyle Foundation£4,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£3,500
The William Syson Foundation£1,144
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The William Syson Foundation - Scottish artist residency
£1,144 23/06/2022
2 weeks funding for Scottish artist residency
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,000 08/07/2021
a final grant towards digital improvements and transition support
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,500 17/07/2020
Lettering Commission for Church Cottage

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/07/1999, number: 1076713
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR17: 29 days late, AR11: 15 days late, AR10: 45 days late, AR08: 111 days late, AR07: 502 days late, AR06: 867 days late, AR04: 17 days late,
Main office

33 THE SQUARE
CLIFFORD CHAMBERS
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
CV37 8HT

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING ACCOMMODATION FOR WOMEN ARTISTS OF FURTHER PROMISE AND ACKNOWLEDGED ACHIEVEMENT WHO BY REASONS OF THEIR POVERTY OR STRAITENED CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE QUALITY ACCOMMODATION UNAIDED IN ENGLAND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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