Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

WESTFIELD WAR MEMORIAL VILLAGE - LANCASTER 

Provision of housing namely 'Westfield Village' for the benefit of disabled and necessitious ex-service/serving members of the armed forces and dependants.To relieve persons in conditions of need and hardship where relief cannot be provided by public funds within a reasonable time. To aid and support any charitable associations or institution connected with these purposes to the same aim.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/10/22£100£101£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/21£88£130£-42n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/20£102£89£13n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/19£97£98£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/18£100£111£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/17£89£76£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£92£88£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£92£67£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£97£96£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£95£114£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12£88£78£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11£90£65£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/10£55£58£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/09£88£98£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/08£77£55£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/07£60£68£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/06£68£54£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£61£53£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£60£53£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years
(104 years as a company)

westfieldmemorialvillage.co.uk

info@westfieldmemorialvillage.co.uk

0152465799

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Westfield War Memorial Village
£9,800 28/11/2017
The Women of Westfield Village – Picking up the pieces after the First World War

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/10/1963, number: 223625
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/08/1919, number: 00157888
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 Sir Thomas Storey House
West Road
LANCASTER
LA1 5PE

Objectives

BENEFIT OF NECESSITOUS AND DISABLED MEMBERS AND EX-MEMBERS OF HER MAJESTY'S FORCES AND THEIR RELATIVE AND DEPENDANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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