Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 1

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -3

BLACKFORD READING ROOM TRUST

Community village hall

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/22		£11	£12	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£2	£1	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£1	£1	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£2	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£1	£2	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17		£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16		£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15		£2	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14		£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13	*	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12		£2	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11		£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/10		£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/09		£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/08		£4	£3	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/07		£3	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06		£5	£1	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05		£2	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04		£2	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 23 years

www.blackfordreadingroom.com

01963441132

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
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
The General Public/Mankind

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
Somerset Community Foundation - Contribution towards the overheads of a community building, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis
£580	01/02/2023	Grant to The Blackford Reading Room Trust
Somerset Community Foundation - Improvements to a rural community building
£2,500	13/06/2022	Improvements to a rural community building
Department for Work and Pensions - THE WELL BEAN COMPANY
£7,565	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DENISE CYNTHIA JONES Appointed: 2020

HENRIETTA SOPHIA TAYLER (Chair) Appointed: 2020

SARAH HOWARD-SMITH Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/10/2001, number: 1089048

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR13: 5 days late,

Main office

Old Rectory
Compton Pauncefoot
YEOVIL
Somerset
BA22 7EL

Objectives

THE PROPERTY AND THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME SHALL BE APPLIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BLACKFORD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX SEXUAL ORIENTATION AGE DISABILITY NATIONALITY RACE OR POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE OF THE PROPERTY FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES OR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BLACKFORD

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