Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 11

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 6

BRIDGWATER GUY FAWKES CARNIVAL LIMITED

To organise and promote the traditional Carnival Procession held annually in November, the annual Carnival Concert held annually in early October, the traditional Squibbing display held after the carnival procession and fund raising in furtherance of the above. All these events take place in Bridgwater, Somerset.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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
There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly male

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	£775	£314	£461	£0	£680	£239	9.1	0	450
31/12/22	£400	£357	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£225	£195	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£73	£69	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£274	£276	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£275	£253	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£278	£262	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16?	£264	£253	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/15	£222	£214	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/14	£208	£208	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/13	£217	£216	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
29/02/12	£168	£160	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/11	£194	£186	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/10	£216	£189	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/09	£197	£226	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
29/02/08	£181	£166	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 35%
Reserves/Spending: 9.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 27 months
Quick Ratio: 15.4

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 17 years
(35 years as a company)

www.bridgwatercarnival.org.uk

dave@bridgwatercarnival.org.uk

01278428220

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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 - Creating a carnival park to house one of Somerset's largest cultural events
£1,250,000	12/01/2023	Creating a carnival park to house one of Somerset's largest cultural events
DCMS - Bridgwater Carnival Culture Recovery
£54,117	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-79

ANNE MIDDLETON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Carnival Coordinator

CHRISTOPHER CHARLES MOCKRIDGE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

DAVID PAUL DOUGLAS CROKER Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Retired

DAVID CHARLES CREEDY (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Southern Regional Sales Manager

DAVID JOHN STOKES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Communications Officer

DUNCAN JON WHITE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant

JONATHAN PAUL WALTER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Operations Executive

KAREN ELEANOR GIBBS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Civil Servant

MARK STEPHEN ROBSON Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Funeral Director

MALCOLM DAVID CATTLE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Carpentry Contractor

MARTIN LANGDON WASLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Organisational Learning Lead

MICHAEL JOHN DODDEN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

PETER JAMES BASTIN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

SARAH JILL HUMPHREY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Office Manager

WILLIAM JOHN KING, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/08/2007, number: 1120551
Registered at Companies House on 02/08/1989, number: 02410415

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

16 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Carnival Centre
Bridgwater Town Hall
High Street
BRIDGWATER
Somerset
TA6 3AS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE TOWN OF BRIDGWATER AND ELSEWHERE IN SOMERSET, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS WHICH ARE LINKED TO THE ANCIENT TRADITIONAL GUY FAWKES CARNIVAL HELD IN NOVEMBER EACH YEAR IN THE BOROUGH OF BRIDGWATER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRIDGWATER AND ELSEWHERE IN SOMERSET.

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