Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

CARBROOKE VILLAGE HALL

Manages the village hall and provides for its upkeep
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£23£24£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£18£10£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£25£8£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£11£14£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£63£80£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£23£13£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£15£11£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£9£10£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£14£10£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£11£15£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12?£13£9£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£9£17£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07?£9£6£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£8£6£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 61 years

http://carbrookevillagehall.co.uk

info@carbrookevillagehall.co.uk

01953883577

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Norfolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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 Heritage Fund - Grant to Carbrooke Village Hall
£6,750 30/05/2022
Carbrooke community heritage project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,000 09/05/2018
Disabled and Key Facilities Renovation Work
National Lottery Community Fund - Disability access and toilet renovation
£9,283 03/05/2018
12
The charity will renovate the toilet facilities, including the disabled toilet and baby changing units in the village hall. This will improve the facilities of the hall for the benefit of user ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN WILLER Appointed: 2023
  • ANGELA MARY BIRKBY Appointed: 2016
  • ANGELA WEATHERILL Appointed: 2022
  • DEBRA HARRIS Appointed: 2015
  • MR E BUSCALL Appointed: 2015
  • ROBERT POOLE Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/05/1963, number: 303923
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR18: 49 days late, AR15: 228 days late,
Main office

Carbrooke Coronation Hall
Church Street
Carbrooke
Thetford
Norfolk
IP25 6SW

Objectives

A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF CARBROOKE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR FOR USE FOR MEETINGS LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATIONAL LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CARBROOKE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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