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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

ABINGTON VILLAGE INSTITUTE

The main activity is to administer and monitor the Village Institute providing facilities for the community it serves through the groups and individuals that regularly use the premises and to encourage new groups and other usage. The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and always keep this in mind when making decisions.
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
  • There are 18 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 £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£44£47£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£20£21£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£26£14£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£22£34£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£29£23£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£24£18£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£25£33£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£24£27£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£25£19£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£25£31£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£30£26£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£23£16£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£18£16£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£18£16£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£20£17£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£62£34£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£435£420£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£6£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

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01223892647

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 17/18 persons

  • AMANDA HUTCHINGS Appointed: 2021
  • ANTHONY GEOFFREY ORGEE Appointed: 2022
  • BARRY MICHAEL BROOKS Appointed: 2021
  • CAROL THEXTON Appointed: 2017
  • CHRISTINE JOYCE TALBOT Appointed: 2008
  • CHRISTOPH RULDOF THOMAS ADOMEIT Appointed: 2008
  • DAVID WILLIAM STEWART PIMBLETT Appointed: 2010
  • GILL SMITH Appointed: 2017
  • GLYNIS ALMA BROOKMAN Appointed: 2023
  • HELEN ST CLAIR HOWE Appointed: 2021
  • HUI YAN OOI Appointed: 2018
  • JOHN HENRY RIVERS Appointed: 2023
  • MR BERNIE TALBOT (Chair) Appointed: 2007
  • MARK CHARLES CARTER Appointed: 2008
  • MARY FRANCES MILES Appointed: 2007
  • MRS DIANNE DAWSON Appointed: 2014
  • RICHARD FRANK SMITH Appointed: 2019
  • SHEENA MARGARET MUNRO FRASER Appointed: 2008
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/08/1962, number: 300358
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 132 days late,
Main office

63 MORTLOCK GARDENS
ABINGTON
CAMBRIDGE
CB21 6BD

Objectives

PROPERTY HELD UPON TRUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL,MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISHES OF GREAT AND LITTLE ABINGTON AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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