Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

VICTORIA PARK, BUCKFASTLEIGH 

The use and enjoyment by the inhabitants of Buckfastleigh and neighbourhood and the public generally of the Trust premises for the purpose of recreation and health.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23£99£97£2n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/22£75£100£-25n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/21£99£67£33n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/20*£69£82£-14n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£79£73£7n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/18£64£58£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£76£55£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£84£21£63£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£12£84£-73£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£8£64£-56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£9£64£-55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£75£82£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£70£85£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£48£61£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£24£36£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£53£66£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£79£92£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£48£59£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£40£42£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£51£53£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

www.buckfastleighpool.co.uk

bfl.pool@yahoo.co.uk

01364642222

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
GiG Classification
  • General hospitals
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 7 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
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£5,000 05/06/2020
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 Swimming & Diving
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Victoria Park Buckfastleigh
£29,964 15/03/2019
36
This project will provide fun activities in the holidays for children and young people from low income families. The sessions will help to improve friendships, increase self-confidence and the chance ....more
Sport England - Replacement Boiler
£10,000 13/11/2018
3
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Replacement Boiler. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Buckfastleigh Open Air Pool
£3,089 29/11/2017
We want young people with severe physical and learning disabilities to participate in the benefits of swimming in our open air pool.
Sport England - Buckfastleigh Pool SOS
£75,000 17/02/2015
1
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Buckfastleigh Pool SOS'. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving. This funding ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/12/1961, number: 200624
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 10 days late,
Main office

Unit 7 - The Business Center
33 Chapel Street
BUCKFASTLEIGH
TQ11 0AB

Objectives

THE USE AND ENJOYMENT BY THE INHABITANTS OF BUCKFASTLEIGH AND NEIGHBOURHOOD AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY OF THE TRUST PREMISES FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECREATION AND HEALTH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BUCKFASTLEIGH AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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