Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

BECCLES FENLAND CHARITY TRUST

To employ the profits of the Beccles Fen for the benefit of the people of Beccles in the form of grants to organisations, providing buildings /facilities/open spaces and providing services

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity uses a corporate trustee

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 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
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		£254	£282	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22	*	£210	£297	£-87	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£184	£152	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20		£303	£245	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19	*	£205	£151	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£64	£43	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£58	£40	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£48	£41	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£14	£10	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£0	£8	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£13	£12	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£14	£5	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

admin@becclestowncouncil.gov.uk

01502712109

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Suffolk,

Who it helps

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Waterless toilet for allotment site
£9,940	15/07/2022	The funding will be used to install a toilet on the local allotment site. The project aims to improve the space and the experience of growing for families.
Sport England - Replacement of Skatepark
£50,000	05/09/2017 7	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Replacement of Skatepark'. This project lists its main activity as Skateboarding. This funding has ....more Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Replacement of Skatepark'. This project lists its main activity as Skateboarding. This funding has contributed towards a Skateboard Park - Skateboard Park (Outdoor)
Sport England - Replacement of Skatepark
£50,000	05/09/2017 18	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Replacement of Skatepark. This project lists its main activity as Skateboarding
DCMS - ALB-Replacement of Skatepark
£50,000	05/09/2017	[Placeholder]

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

Beccles Town Council

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/03/2011, number: 1140678

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR22: 31 days late, AR19: 25 days late,

Main office

TOWN HALL
THE WALK
BECCLES
NR34 9AJ

Objectives

THE PROFITS OF THE SAME FEN, TO BE EMPLOYED TO THE COMMON BENEFIT AND UTILITY OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SAID TOWN.

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