Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +5
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    WINSHAM RECREATIONAL TRUST 

    Our purpose is to promote, for the benefit of Winsham and 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.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/03/22£24,889£19,997£4,89223
    31/03/21£7,891£5,327£2,56412
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 4 years

    winshampc@hotmail.co.uk

    0146030441

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    Listed activities
    • Recreation
    GiG Classification
    • Poverty relief
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    Where it operates
    • Somerset,
    Who it helps
    • Other Defined Groups
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 23 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 refurbishment of facility to assist reopening
    £5,000 28/05/2021
    COVID19 refurbishment of facility to assist reopening

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • Winsham Parish Council
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/03/2020, number: 1188684
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Risk management
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    2 returns made; all on time
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from WINSHAM PLAYING FIELDS on 08/07/2020
    Main office

    JUBILEE HALL
    CHURCH STREET
    WINSHAM
    CHARD
    TA20 4HU

    Objectives

    - TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WINSHAM 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.- TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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