Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

BAYFORD MISSION HALL SOCIETY

The Bayford Mission Hall Society was established to procure the Mission Hall from the Church of England, to renovate and refurbish the building and then maintain it as a community facility for the Parish of Stoke Trister and Bayford.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • 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
30/06/23*£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/22*£13£10£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/21£11£3£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/20£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/19£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/18£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/17£34£36£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/16£71£19£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
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
Somerset Community Foundation - Equipment to start a movie club for a rural community
£1,350 25/11/2022
Grant to Bayford Mission Hall Society

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • MARILYN CHRISTINE MILAND Appointed: 2022
  • MARTYN MCKENNA Appointed: 2018
  • NIRUPA LINSLEY Appointed: 2015
  • THOMAS HARRY CASE Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/07/2015, number: 1162549
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR23: 133 days late, AR22: 17 days late,
Main office

LODGE FARM
BAYFORD
WINCANTON
BA9 9NJ

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BAYFORD AND STOKE TRISTER IN SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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