Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • 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: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE VILLAGE HALL, BELSTONE

Maintains Belstone Village Hall for the benefit of the local community. Organises events in the Hall to raise funds for the Hall's maintenance.
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
31/03/24£35£41£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23*£37£32£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£27£25£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£24£22£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£21£26£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£20£18£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£18£14£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£20£21£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£17£18£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£15£25£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£18£25£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£20£19£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£18£17£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£23£25£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£57£89£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£131£106£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£33£10£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£16£7£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£30£46£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£16£6£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 59 years

belstonevillage.net

treasurer@belstonevillage.net

01837840909

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Local Trust - Promoting sustainability and reaching out to marginalised groups: hall heating
£18,295 26/04/2022
We installed energy efficient heaters and a hearing loop, to enable marginalised members of our community to take full part in activities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

  • ARANZAZU LOURO LOPEZ DR Appointed: 2024
  • CHRISTOPHER THOMAS HAYTER TOWNSHEND (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • KEVIN VOGAN Appointed: 2020
  • PETER ROMNEY THOMAS GRUBB Appointed: 2023
  • RONA GUNDRY
  • ROBIN JOSEPH HILL Appointed: 2020
  • SALLY CLAIR FULLWOOD Appointed: 2020
  • SHARON COOPER Appointed: 2019
  • TINA PARTRIDGE Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/11/1965, number: 300761
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 104 days late,
Main office

The Paddocks
Belstone
Okehampton
EX20 1RD

Objectives

VILLAGE HALL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF BELSTONE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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