Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 2

READING SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS

The charity provides facilities including a clubhouse and workshop for individuals with an interest in transport, model engineering and and model making to meet socially and share their interests. Also meet to work on maintaining the charity's facilities.We also encorage aged young people 12-16, to learn basic engineering, and train them to help operate the 'Prospect Park Railway'

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very 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:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
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

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		£28	£24	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/22	*	£18	£15	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/03/21		£11	£20	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/20		£23	£18	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/03/19		£25	£27	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	130
31/03/18		£24	£18	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£24	£21	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£24	£20	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

stuartnkidd@aol.com

07966278968

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Construction of housing and infrastructure

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Reading,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JAMES BROWN Appointed: 2019

JOHN BILLARD (Chair) Appointed: 2019

MIKE CHALMERS Appointed: 2019

NIGEL AUBREY PENFORD Appointed: 2021

PETER MICHAEL CULHAM Appointed: 2021

STEPHEN MILLWARD Appointed: 2021

STUART KIDD Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/08/2015, number: 1163244

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR22: 34 days late,

Main office

25 RANGEWOOD AVENUE
READING
RG30 3NN

Objectives

1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF READING AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.2) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12 TO 16, ON THE SUBJECTS OF BASIC ENGINEERING, MODELLING SKILLS AND MINIATURE RAILWAY OPERATION, AND PROVIDE PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR LATER LIFE AND FUTURE CAREERS. 3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, IN THE BUILDING, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF MINIATURE LOCOMOTIVES, WHICH ACCURATELY REPLICATE LOCOMOTIVES PREVIOUSLY USED IN RAIL TRANSPORT IN THE READING AND SURROUNDING AREA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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