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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 9
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

BELLINGHAM TOWN HALL 

Dances, Disco, Private Hire, Keep Fit, Drama
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
31/01/23£46£25£22n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/01/22£42£14£28n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/01/21£22£12£10n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/01/20£17£11£6n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/01/19£17£12£5n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/01/18£13£16£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£11£13£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£17£12£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/15£22£15£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14£9£12£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/13£15£3£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/12£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10?£31£40£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£90£81£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£11£16£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07?*£35£31£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£9£9£-1£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

www.bellinghamtownhall.org.uk

admin@bellinghamtownhall.org.uk

01434 220326

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£18,256
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£6,419
Co-Operative Group£5,175
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bellingham Town Hall
£2,411 23/10/2021
By installing new updated fire exit doors, this project will ensure the safety of all those using the hall in the event of an emergency.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bellingham Town Hall
£6,419 13/05/2021
Installing new doors and windows to the front and rear of the building
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - replacing the main entrance doors
£18,256 07/01/2021
replacing the main entrance doors
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bellingham Town Hall
£2,764 15/11/2019
We want to purchase new curtains and poles for the main hall.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bellingham Town Hall
£3,006 19/11/2018
We wish to replace the workings of the tower clock so it is up and running and giving an accurate time.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bellingham Town Hall Library Room
£10,000 24/06/2010
12
This group will use funding to contribute towards the costs of a new library to be situated at the ground floor of the town hall. This will provide IT facilities, disabled access and a centralised ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/17 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/11/1963, number: 225272
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR08: 18 days late, AR07: 384 days late, AR04: 24 days late,
Main office

27 Hillside
Bellingham
Hexham
NE48 2DF

Objectives

WILLAGE HALL FOR THE HOLDING OF MEETING, LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS AND TO PROVIDE A PLACE OF RECREATION AND SOCIAL INTERCOURSE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BELLINGHAM AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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