Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

POOR'S LAND AND STOCK CHARITY 

Charity for the less well off of four parishes. Copley, Lynesack & Softley, Hamsterley and South Bedburn Date of Origin 18th July 1689 for the poor of the parishes.Money received from the rent of Bull Piece Farm.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 59 years

07787507816

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
30/06/23£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/22*£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21*£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/19*£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/18£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£3£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£3£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£2£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£2£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06£2£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/11/1964, number: 237477
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 4 days late, AR21: 7 days late, AR19: 339 days late,
Main office

The Garden House
Hamsterley
Bishop Auckland
DL13 3PT

Objectives

GENERAL BENEFIT OF POOR. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSES 24-25).

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANCIENT CHAPELRY OF HAMSTERLEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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