Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

HENLEY-IN-ARDEN WAR MEMORIAL TRUST 

Provide land, buildings and facilities for sport and recreation in Henley in Arden
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
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly 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
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/08/23£32,162£34,787£-2,62525
31/08/22£47,649£39,942£7,70725
31/08/21£49,582£57,116£-7,5347
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

davidjackson@shoosmiths.co.uk

01564792125

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Warwickshire,
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/07/2020, number: 1190244
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HENLEY-IN-ARDEN WAR MEMORIAL TRUST on 25/04/2022
Main office

9 Market Close
Henley-in-Arden
B95 5FE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HENLEY IN ARDEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE 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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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