Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

ALLONBY VILLAGE HALL

Maintain small village hall for use by residents of Allonby and visitors.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/03/23*£13£27£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£30£9£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£11£3£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£16£12£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£18£16£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£42£65£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£29£10£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£12£16£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£6£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£8£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£7£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11?*£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/10£6£4£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/09*£9£8£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/08*£6£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/07£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/06£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/05£3£6£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/04£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

allonby.vh@gmail.com

07732178772

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Allonby Village Hall
£2,994 15/11/2019
We want to replace our leaking roof before it causes further damage inside the building.
Cumbria Community Foundation - AVH Audio/ Visual System
£5,000 25/10/2018
AVH Audio/ Visual System
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 03/05/2017
Allonby Village Hall Renovation
National Lottery Community Fund - Allonby Village Hall Refurbishment Toilets and Kitchen
£9,850 08/03/2017
12
The funding will be used by a charity to update the kitchen facilities in their community building and install an accessible toilet. The project aims to ensure that local community groups can ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN JONES Appointed: 2023
  • MOIRA BROWES Appointed: 2019
  • PAMELA JONES Appointed: 2023
  • SHARON COLLIER Appointed: 2023
  • SHIRLEY CLEMENTSON Appointed: 2023
  • STEPHEN COLLIER (Chair) Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/05/2000, number: 1080833
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 91 days late, AR22: 16 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR12: 20 days late, AR11: 12 days late, AR09: 33 days late, AR08: 1 days late,
Main office

6 Croft Farm Close
Allonby
MARYPORT
Cumbria
CA15 6QB

Objectives

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR:(A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, (B) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, AND(C) THE PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

ALLONBY IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA, AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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