Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 7

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

BAWDSEY RADAR TRUST

Bawdsey Radar Trust maintains a Grade II* listed Radar Transmitter Block which formed part of the world's first operational radar station at Bawdsey. The Transmitter Block re-opened in 2017 after a major restoration project and includes an award winning exhibition. The Trust maintains and exhibits a collection of relavant artefacts to advance the education of the public.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23		£47	£89	£-42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£88	£91	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£58	£95	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£135	£139	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£126	£151	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£703	£590	£113	£19	£294	£35	0.7	1	0
31/03/17		£702	£634	£67	£7	£180	£28	0.5	0	0
31/03/16		£120	£40	£80	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£110	£101	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£50	£17	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£12	£10	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£11	£14	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£19	£22	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£24	£19	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09	*	£3	£7	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years

www.bawdseyradar.org.uk

chair@bawdseyradar.org.uk

07860356776

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

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
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Bawdsey Radar Trust
£5,000	25/03/2022 2	Repair of Transmitter Block walls affected by damp in the Bawdsey Radar museum
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bawdsey Radar Trust
£27,400	18/06/2020	COVID19 Bawdsey Radar Trust
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bawdsey Radar Trust
£1,503,400	06/06/2013	The Transmitter Block

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-77

CLARE ELIZABETH SULLIVAN (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Teacher

PETER GRAHAM MURCHIE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

PETER ABERY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

PETER WAIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

SUSAN MARGARET MICHELL, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/08/2008, number: 1125600
Registered at Companies House on 16/01/2008, number: 06474550

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
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR20: 37 days late, AR09: 39 days late,

Main office

Chestnut Lodge
Marcus Road
FELIXSTOWE
Suffolk
IP117NF

Objectives

The objects of the Charity are:3.1 to preserve for the benefit of the people of East Anglia and of the Nation, the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in and around East Anglia, buildings (including any structure or erection, and any part of a building as so defined) of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest,3.2 to advance education of the public in discovery, development and use of radio direction and ranging radar at Bawdsey, Suffolk,3.3 to advance education of the public by maintaining a museum for the exhibition and preservation of objects and information illustrating the central role that Bawdsey, Suffolk played in radar development.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST ANGLIA

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