Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

ALSTON TOWN HALL

Provision of Town Hall and other facilities for community use.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity uses a corporate trustee
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23*£44£56£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£46£38£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£56£30£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£41£40£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£35£30£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£34£30£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£26£32£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£29£33£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£27£27£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£26£25£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£26£25£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£28£23£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£26£28£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£26£21£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£24£28£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£23£23£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£23£27£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£24£22£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£23£19£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£21£18£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

alstontownhall.co.uk

accounts@alstontownhall.co.uk

01434382076

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cumbria Community Foundation - Winter Warm Spot
£1,340 11/11/2022
5
Winter Warm Spot

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

  • ALSTON MOOR PARISH COUNCIL
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/09/1963, number: 222767
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 125 days late, AR20: 43 days late, AR13: 55 days late, AR07: 21 days late, AR04: 26 days late,
Main office

ALSTON TOWN HALL
FRONT STREET
ALSTON
CA9 3RF

Objectives

TO PROVIDE A TOWN HALL WITH A NEWS ROOM MECHANICS INSTITUTE AND OTHER ROOMS OR BUILDINGS TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE INDENTURE OF 13. 10. 1858.)

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF ALSTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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