Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

WATCHFIELD VILLAGE HALL CIO

The objects of the CIO are to establish and run a village hall for the benefit of the inhabitants of Watchfield without distinction of sex, age, disability, nationality, race or religion facilities for recreation with the object of improving the conditions of the said inhabitants. The elderly, children, disabled, clubs and organisations. To provide a meeting place within the village.
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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/10/23£12£25£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/22£17£14£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/21£23£117£-94n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20£109£17£92n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19£19£9£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18£22£13£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

http://www.watchfield.org/village-hall/

r.holman96@btinternet.com

01793782234

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ANN SELWOOD Appointed: 2023
  • JULIE GILLHESPEY Appointed: 2018
  • KYRIACOU JACKSON Appointed: 2023
  • PETER WILLS Appointed: 2023
  • RUTH EDITH HOLMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/05/2017, number: 1173096
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

96 HIGH STREET
WATCHFIELD
SWINDON
SN6 8SW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ESTABLISH AND RUN A VILLAGE HALL AND TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WATCHFIELD IN THE COUNTY OF OXFORDSHIRE (AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS 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 CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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