Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE THOMAS GIFFORD TRUST

The Trust owns and operates the Charlbury Community Centre, which includes a large sports hall, a cafe and a multi-purpose space, and provides facilities for a public library operated by Oxfordshire County Council. The Trust also maintains The Playing Close for the benefit of the residents of Charlbury.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly 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

Established: 10 years

www.charlburycommunitycentre.org.uk/about-us/

info@charlburycommunitycentre.org.uk

01608 811 878

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£212	£179	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22	£201	£143	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/21	£168	£118	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/20	£220	£233	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19	£182	£185	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18	£704	£154	£550	£0	£2,515	£2,515	195.6	2	0
31/03/17	£810	£20	£790	£0	£1,965	£1,965	1167.8	0	0
31/03/16	£1,190	£60	£1,130	£11	£1,175	£492	97.7	0	0
31/03/15	£96	£52	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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

Sport England	£22,410
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,480
Oxfordshire Community Foundation	£6,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - COVID-19 CLRF
£16,410	15/07/2021 5	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Leisure Recovery Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CLRF. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£6,000	01/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Badminton
National Lottery Community Fund - Charlbury Covid-19 Community Support
£9,480	29/05/2020 6	This project will use funding to cover the salary of a programme manager. The project offers a volunteer-led service sourcing food and medicine from local shops and chemists for residents in ....more This project will use funding to cover the salary of a programme manager. The project offers a volunteer-led service sourcing food and medicine from local shops and chemists for residents in self-isolation. A pop-up foodbank will be also be offered
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - COVID-19 Coronavirus Support Network
£6,000	23/04/2020 1	Food distribution - serving self-isolated and vulnerable people in our community by shopping for food, personal necessities, and medicine and delivering the items to their homes
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	31/07/2017	Charlbury Community Centre
Sport England - Charlbury Community Centre and Sports Hall
£500,000	11/10/2016 12	Funding under Sport England's Improvement Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Charlbury Community Centre and Sports Hall'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This ....more Funding under Sport England's Improvement Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Charlbury Community Centre and Sports Hall'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has contributed towards a Sports Hall - Sports Hall (Main (4 or more courts))
Sport England - Charlbury Community Centre and Sports Hall
£500,000	11/10/2016 16	Funding under Sport England's Improvement Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Charlbury Community Centre and Sports Hall. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Dulverton Trust - Charlbury Community Centre
£5,000	18/07/2016	Charlbury Community Centre

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

ARNE KUEHL Appointed: 2023

ASHLEY BEIGHTON Appointed: 2021

CHRISTOPHER DAVID CHARLES POTTS (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: CHARLBURY COMMUNITY WORKSHOP,

CATHERINE DARYA BALL Appointed: 2023

CHARLES WILLIAM ROBINSON Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: THE PARISH STOCK, CHARLBURY EXHIBITION FOUNDATION, CHARLBURY COMMUNITY WORKSHOP,

EILEEN MARGARET KENRICK Appointed: 2015

EDWARD JAMES WIGZELL Appointed: 2019

ERICA BENKA Appointed: 2024

KIM HARRISON Appointed: 2023

MATTHEW ROY ALEXANDER SCOTT Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: CHARLBURY COMMUNITY WORKSHOP,

STEVEN BRANNAN FAIRHURST JONES Appointed: 2020

STUART ROBIN SCOTT DUFF Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/02/2014, number: 1155669

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

11/01/2016 - Asset transfer in from THOMAS GIFFORD'S CHARITY
21/01/2016 - Asset transfer in from THE CHARLBURY MOTOR FIRE BRIGADE FUND

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Charlbury Community Centre
Spendlove Centre
Enstone Road
Charlbury
Oxfordshire
OX7 3PQ

Objectives

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A RECREATION GROUND (THE PLAYING CLOSE) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF CHARLBURY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

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