Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

ASHWICK VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND

We are a community facility that provides recreational & training facilities for local inhabitants and for specific groups, club & societies including:- Pilates, Yoga, Tai Chi, Indoor Bowls, Football, Gardening Club, History Group, Parish Council Meetings and also for private parties. As of Jan 2023, we also have a Community Cafe with good parking and high speed broadband/internet access.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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		£65	£104	£-39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£52	£19	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£24	£23	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£11	£12	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£14	£9	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£20	£13	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£7	£5	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£10	£5	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£14	£26	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£10	£9	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£14	£5	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£7	£5	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	*	£11	£17	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	*	£7	£8	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£7	£4	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£9	£8	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£6	£5	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£5	£6	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£5	£4	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£5	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 58 years

https://www.ashwickparish.org/amenities/ashwi

aandovillagehall@gmail.com

07853112241

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Village halls & community buildings

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
Somerset Community Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Providing a warm space to support those experiencing fuel poverty during the cost-of-living crisis
£1,000	17/10/2022	Grant to Ashwick & Oakhill Village Hall & Recreational Ground Committee
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	30/09/2022	Community Cafe
Somerset Community Foundation - Establishing a community café
£4,000	09/06/2022	Establishing a community café
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Cafe
£10,000	04/02/2022	The funding will be used to convert part of a village hall to create a new kitchen community cafe and indoor and outdoor seating area for the benefit of the local community. The project aims to enhance the village hall as a community hub to ....more The funding will be used to convert part of a village hall to create a new kitchen community cafe and indoor and outdoor seating area for the benefit of the local community. The project aims to enhance the village hall as a community hub to encourage community connection and providing a local space that community members can access to alleviate social isolation and further enhance a sense of community following the Covid-19 pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Make the Hall Warm Again
£5,000	23/08/2018 12	The funding will be used to upgrade the heating system to ensure the hall is more usable for community groups. The project aims to improve the warmth and comfort of the hall to increase usage by local people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW NORTH (Chair) Appointed: 2019

ANDREW SCOTT Appointed: 2021

CAROLINE AMBROSE Appointed: 2020

CHRISTINE SCOTT Appointed: 2021

DAVID THORLEY Appointed: 2020

IAN HOPSON Appointed: 2023

JACKIE HIGGINS Appointed: 2023

KIMBERLEY HARE Appointed: 2019

MARTIN RYMES Appointed: 2020

TIMOTHY AMBROSE Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/11/1966, number: 249510

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR11: 114 days late, AR10: 296 days late, AR04: 39 days late,

Main office

Rowans
Ashwick
Oakhill
RADSTOCK
BA3 5BB

Objectives

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL, RECREATION GROUND AND FACILITIES ANCILLARY THERETO FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF ASHWICK (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES, CLASSES, AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF ASHWICK

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