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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

BLACKFORD READING ROOM TRUST

Community village hall
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
31/12/23£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£11£12£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£3£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£5£1£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

www.blackfordreadingroom.com

01963441132

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
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 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 - 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

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
20 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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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