Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 8
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

BREWHAM VILLAGE HALL

PROVIDES VILLAGE HALL FOR HIRE TO ALL GROUPS IN BREWHAM AND SURROUNDING AREA
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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
31/08/23£23£17£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22*£164£177£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21*£23£25£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£83£114£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£20£22£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18*£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17*£2£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£4£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£6£3£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12*£5£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£7£3£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£3£8£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05*£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 48 years

01749850034

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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£90,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Somerset Community Foundation£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 04/02/2022
Brewham Village Hall Restoration Project
Somerset Community Foundation - Contribution towards the modernisation of a community building
£3,000 21/12/2021
Contribution towards the modernisation of a community building
National Lottery Community Fund - Brewham Village Hall Restoration Project
£10,000 10/12/2021
The funding will be used to carry out further refurbishments to the village hall by improving the terrace area through the installation of handrails and balustrades. The project aims to improve a community space.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brewham Village Hall Restoration Project
£80,000 29/07/2021
The funding will be used to restore the organisation’s village hall with a range of interior and exterior works.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brewham Village Hall Refurbishment
£10,000 17/10/2019
12
Brewham Village Hall Refurbishment
National Lottery Community Fund - Brewham Village Hall Restoration Project
£10,000 08/11/2017
12
The funding will be used to to refurbish a village hall, updating its facilities so it fully serves the needs of the local community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Gender Split

  • CATHERINE COWARD Appointed: 2013
  • JAMES COWARD Appointed: 2013
  • KATHERINE SHIELDS Appointed: 2016
  • LIZA GREAVES (Chair) Appointed: 2014
  • MR E HARPER MBE
  • MRS K COOK
  • MRS M CASTLE
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/02/1977, number: 272890
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 294 days late, AR21: 37 days late, AR18: 62 days late, AR17: 67 days late, AR12: 40 days late, AR05: 13 days late,
Main office

4 FAIRVIEW
NORTH BREWHAM
BRUTON
BA10 0JT

Objectives

A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORTH AND SOUTH BREWHAM, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, FOR USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR 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:

NORTH AND SOUTH BREWHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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