Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

NORTHIAM VILLAGE HALL TRUST

Community Village Hall for use by residents, societies, clubs and associations of the parish of Northiam and its vicinity, for recreation and social purposes, with the object of improving the conditions of life for those residents.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been 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

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

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
31/12/23		£40	£40	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/22		£35	£33	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/21		£35	£43	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/12/20		£41	£28	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£31	£21	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/12/18		£27	£28	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17		£23	£33	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£22	£15	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£18	£15	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£16	£16	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£21	£21	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£18	£19	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£24	£27	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£14	£28	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£14	£19	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£14	£16	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	*	£14	£21	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£17	£14	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£20	£17	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	*	£31	£43	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 53 years

www.northiamvillagehall.co.uk

info@northiamvillagehall.co.uk

01797252900

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Animals
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Village halls & community buildings

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

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 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 Community Fund - New meeting room
£10,000	30/08/2022	The funding will be used to repurpose a storage area at Northiam Village Hall to provide additional meeting space for the local community. The project aims to increase capacity in the hall to ....more The funding will be used to repurpose a storage area at Northiam Village Hall to provide additional meeting space for the local community. The project aims to increase capacity in the hall to provide an additional meeting room for medium sized groups.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Northiam Village Hall Trust
£4,416	17/11/2021 2	Funding was provided to refurbish the hall floor.
National Lottery Community Fund - Northiam Village Hall Entrance Lobby and Washroom Refurbishment
£8,500	27/03/2020 2	The funding will be used to refurbish the washrooms at the village hall. The project aims to provide an accessible community facility.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Northiam Village Hall Trust
£1,500	05/07/2019 6	Funding was provided for a permanent ramp at the entrance of the hall.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BERNARD MICHAEL BONE Appointed: 2019

CHRISTINE PALMER Appointed: 2019

JOHN FENTON Appointed: 2021

JOHN PALMER Appointed: 2019

KEITH WHITING (Chair) Appointed: 2019

MARGARET DAVIES Appointed: 2022

PETER BROUGH SARGENT Appointed: 2019

RICHARD WOODFORD ROBINSON Appointed: 2019

SANDRA ROBINSON Appointed: 2019

SARAH LOUISE GILES Appointed: 2019

SUE SCHLESINGER Appointed: 2021

SYLVIA WICKENS Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/11/1971, number: 269218

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 252 days late, AR06: 587 days late, AR05: 776 days late, AR04: 1140 days late,

Main office

The Lilacs
Main Street
Northiam
RYE
TN31 6LE

Objectives

A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF NORTHIAM WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTHIAM

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