Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

SPALDING GENTLEMEN'S SOCIETY

Hold and preserve collections of local and historical interest and extensive library, all available for public viewing and academic research
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £723,684 available, equivalent to 62 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£966£141£825£0£1,649£72461.8160
31/12/21£134£88£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£72£56£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£58£44£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£162£58£104n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£107£70£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£46£45£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£50£32£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£38£44£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£34£28£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£29£24£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£27£26£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£25£22£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£23£22£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£26£23£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£27£22£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£25£216£-191n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£23£36£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£20£23£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 44%
Reserves/Spending: 61.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 22 months
Quick Ratio: 36.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 61 years
(69 years as a company)

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info@sgsoc.org

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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 Heritage Fund£48,120
National Lottery Community Fund£9,820
DCMS£3,521
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Spalding Gentlemen's Society
£48,120 29/06/2023
Bridging the Gap
National Lottery Community Fund - South Holland's Platinum Poet Laureate
£9,820 08/04/2022
This project will support people through science art and literature and help those who have been unable to visit their museum throughout the pandemic and are isolated to foster mental health and ....more
DCMS - ALB-HISTORIC ENGLAND - SPALDING GENTLEMENS
£3,521 01/04/2020
One further inspection covering the winter period.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Spalding Gentlemen's Society
£20,100 16/03/2017
Spalding Gentlemen's Society - The future options

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-82
  • DAVID ALAN JAMES GRATTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • DR DUSTIN MCKINLEY FRAZIER WOOD Appointed: 2015
  • DR MICHAEL GILBERT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Engineering Consultant
  • ELIZABETH JANE SNEATH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Landowner
  • GRAHAM DAYES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Self Employed
  • IAN HOULT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Postman
  • JONATHAN ARMSTRONG DOBBS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director
  • MELVYN PRICE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Chartered Accountant
  • MR TOM GRIMES, Occupation: Retired
  • PATRICK JAMES WENSOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • PETRONELLA GERARDA KEELING Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/04/1963, number: 216131
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/01/1955, number: 00543260
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR11: 127 days late,
Main office

The Museum
Broad Street
Spalding
Lincs
PE11 1TB

Objectives

The Society's objects (Objects) are specifically restricted to the following:To promote and foster among the public knowledge, appreciation and the study of the Arts, Humanities and Science including by continuing to maintain and improve the Society's library, archive and museum collections and the organisation and provision of lectures

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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