Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE FRESHFORD VILLAGE MEMORIAL HALL 

THE CHARITY MAINTAINS THE FRESHFORD VILLAGE MEMORIAL HALL, WITH ITS ADJACENT RECREATION FIELD AND PLAYGROUND, AND LETS IT OUT PRIMARILY FOR USE BY A WIDE VARIETY OF LOCAL CLUBS AND GROUPS, FRESHFORD PRE-SCHOOL, FRESHFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL AND ALSO FOR GENERAL HIRE FOR PARTIES, FUNCTIONS, WEDDINGS, AND BROWNIE CAMPS.
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:

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

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
Established: 7 years

www.freshfordvillagehall.co.uk

management@freshfordvillagehall.co.uk

01225723924

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/23£61£70£-9n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/22£189£238£-49n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/21£64£20£43n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/20£28£19£9n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/19£49£44£5n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/18£109£122£-13£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 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
National Lottery Community Fund£17,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Quartet Community Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Freshford Village Memorial Hall Interior Work
£7,000 29/06/2023
The funding will be used to resurface and reseal the hardwood floor in the village hall and replace the curtains. The project aims to improve the venue for the many local groups who use the hall.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 22/04/2022
Upgrading the thermal efficiency of Freshford Village Memorial Hall
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Freshford Village Memorial Hall
£5,000 23/12/2021
3
To replace the hall's old oil fired boiler, oil tank and controls with a highly thermally efficient air conditioning system.
National Lottery Community Fund - Freshford Memorial Village Hall
£10,000 15/10/2021
The funding will be used to replace the cladding glazing and heating system at the village hall. The project aims to provide a warm safe and more energy efficient community space.
National Lottery Community Fund - Replacement main hall roof for Freshford Village Memorial Hall
£10,000 13/12/2017
12
The funding will be used to replace the existing roof, which will allow the facility to continue to be used by the local community.
Sport England - Replacement of village hall roof
£10,000 11/12/2017
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Replacement of village hall roof'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This ....more
Sport England - Replacement of village hall roof
£10,000 11/12/2017
5
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Replacement of village hall roof. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
DCMS - ALB-Replacement of village hall roof
£10,000 11/12/2017
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/08/2017, number: 1174158
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Freshford Memorial Hall
Freshford Lane
Freshford
Bath
BA2 7UR

Objectives

TO ESTABLISH AND RUN A VILLAGE HALL AND TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF FRESHFORD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (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, INFIRMAITY 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
360 Giving
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