Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE BUTTERFIELD CENTRE LIMITED 

Charitable company supporting independent living by providing day care, home help, 'meals on wheels' services and the like to the local community.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 2 trustees

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 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending is declining
  • 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 Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£118£88£30n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/22*£116£136£-19n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/21£190£101£89n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/20*£136£145£-10n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£134£154£-20n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/18*£134£153£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£150£165£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£150£165£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£176£173£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£179£173£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£179£182£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£183£189£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£172£185£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£150£182£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.thebutterfield.org.uk

ENQUIRIES@THEBUTTERFIELD.ORG.UK

01778421422

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Co-Operative Group£4,890
Lincolnshire Community Foundation£1,100
Masonic Trust£500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Butterfield Centre
£2,248 21/10/2023
We would like to provide a wooden workshop, where we can encourage men to come together and use their skills and interests to improve wellbeing, reduce loneliness and explore men's health issues.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 05/12/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Butterfield Centre
£2,642 22/10/2022
Our aim is to prevent social isolation/loneliness, increase mental wellbeing and provide fair access to food by developing our social day room, friendship club, and community garden/pantry.
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - The Butterfield Centre Bourne Covid Project
£1,100 20/04/2020
Hot meals for vulnerable people

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/07/2008, number: 1125156
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/03/2008, number: 06534365
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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 expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR23: 30 days late, AR22: 119 days late, AR20: 113 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 318 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE WELL HEAD CENTRE on 06/10/2022
Main office

BUTTERFIELD CENTRE
2 NORTH ROAD
BOURNE
PE10 9AP

Objectives

TO ESTABLISH A MULTI PURPOSE DAY CARE CENTRE AND TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BENEFICIAL AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS OF THE FACILITIES FOR SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, BOURNE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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