Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted 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

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£212£179£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£201£143£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£168£118£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£220£233£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£182£185£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£704£154£550£0£2,515£2,515195.620
31/03/17£810£20£790£0£1,965£1,9651167.800
31/03/16£1,190£60£1,130£11£1,175£49297.700
31/03/15£96£52£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

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

info@charlburycommunitycentre.org.uk

01608 811 878

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Sport England£22,410
National Lottery Community Fund£9,480
Oxfordshire Community Foundation£7,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Charlbury Community Centre
£1,500 15/12/2022
3
Grant to Thomas Giffords Charity
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 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 funding has contributed towards a Sports Hall - ....more
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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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANNA BOARDWELL Appointed: 2024
  • ARNE KUEHL Appointed: 2023
  • ASHLEY BEIGHTON Appointed: 2021
  • CHRISTOPHER DAVID CHARLES POTTS (Chair) Appointed: 2014
  • CATHERINE DARYA BALL Appointed: 2023
  • EDWARD JAMES WIGZELL Appointed: 2019
  • KIM HARRISON Appointed: 2023
  • MATTHEW ROY ALEXANDER SCOTT Appointed: 2021
  • 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
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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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