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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +0
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

BRIDGNORTH COMMUNITY TRUST

The Trust runs charitable projects for the benefit of people in Bridgnorth and the surrounding area. Projects currently include the Bridgnorth Food Bank, Together at Christmas, Bridgnorth Youth & Schools Project and CAP Bridgnorth
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/07/23£142£120£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/22£96£117£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21£106£93£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20£87£78£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/19£67£63£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18£66£59£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/17£64£62£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/16£31£29£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/15£11£2£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/14£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

khbowley@googlemail.com

01746762254

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Shropshire,
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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bridgnorth Food Bank - part of Bridgnorth Community Trust
£2,744 19/11/2018
We want to continue to meet the growing need for emergency food assistance to people and the alleviation of poverty.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DONOVAN GIBBONS MA Appointed: 2016
  • DR GEORGE PATRICK D'AUBYN HIRSCH Appointed: 2023
  • KEITH HENRY GEORGE BOWLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • ROBERT ANDREWS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/11/2013, number: 1154617
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

64 DUNVAL ROAD
BRIDGNORTH
WV16 4NB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF BRIDGNORTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT:-A)TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.B)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS.C)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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