Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

FERNHURST RECREATION GROUND TRUST

Providing sporting and recreational facilities for the local community with particular emphasis on younger members.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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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	£160	£166	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	52
31/03/22	£655	£69	£586	£0	£901	£308	53.7	0	56
31/03/21	£191	£77	£114	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	57

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.fernhurstrecreationgroundtrust.org.uk

trustees@fernhurstrecreationgroundtrust.org.u

01428653777

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Recreation

GiG Classification

Amusement and recreation services

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
52 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

Sport England	£130,666
DCMS	£125,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Pavilion upgrade
£25,000	29/09/2022	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Pavilion upgrade. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Pavilion upgrade
£25,000	29/09/2022	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Pavilion upgrade. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	04/02/2022	Pavilion 2022
Sport England - Pavilion upgrade
£100,000	17/02/2021 32	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Pavilion upgrade. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Pavilion upgrade
£100,000	17/02/2021	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Pavilion upgrade. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£5,666	18/06/2020 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 Cricket

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHARLES THOMAS SCOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2019

GRAHAM HEATH Appointed: 2019

HEATHER LETITA IVY BICKNELL Appointed: 2019

NATALIE JANE OWLES Appointed: 2021

WILLIAM HENRY GOURLAY Appointed: 2019

REV NICOLAS PETER HAIGH Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: THE FERNHURST VILLAGE HALL, THE NORTHUMBRIA COMMUNITY TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/10/2019, number: 1185601

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from FERNHURST RECREATION GROUND TRUST on 16/02/2020

Main office

Chase Manor Farm
Lickfold Road
Fernhurst
HASLEMERE
GU27 3JA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF FERNHURST, HASLEMERE, WEST SUSSEX 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.

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