Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

WARWICKSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL 

WRCC has many contacts in communities. Our ethos is to build the capacity of local communities, whilst ensuring that rural community life is protected and enhanced. Our staff work with communities in a number of ways, ranging from advising village hall committees to promoting sustainable rural economic development to enabling effective consultation with rural communities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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£806£784£22£15£308£981.51525
31/03/22£768£716£52£6£286£781.31625
31/03/21£638£587£51£7£234£771.61520
31/03/20£749£748£1£11£182£550.92025
31/03/19£787£797£-9£19£182£761.12030
31/03/18£661£735£-74£8£191£1061.7190
31/03/17£699£647£53£30£266£1202.2150
31/03/16£553£564£-11£17£213£1072.3170
31/03/15£492£511£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£478£385£92£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£402£372£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£390£383£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£390£380£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£406£425£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£428£423£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£393£377£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£362£346£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£337£312£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£298£279£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£262£237£25£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 32%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 24 years

www.wrccrural.org.uk

enquiries@wrccrural.org.uk

01789842182

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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 15 employees
  • 25 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund - WRCC Back & 4th
£9,875 20/04/2018
12
This charity will deliver an assisted shopping transport service for older people living in rural areas. This will address issues surrounding isolation and improve levels of mental wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 69-82
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/06/2000, number: 1081017
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/02/2000, number: 03930819
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR12: 41 days late, AR09: 4 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

University of Warwick
Wellesbourne Campus
Wellesbourne
WARWICK
CV35 9EF

Objectives

ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE COUNTY OF WARWICKSHIRE AND AREAS OF WEST MIDLANDS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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