Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

MANTON READING ROOM 

A Village Hall for the use of everyone in the community
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 57 years

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
30/09/22£10£6£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/21£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/20£11£17£-6n/an/an/an/an/a10
30/09/19*£46£53£-6n/an/an/an/an/a9
30/09/18*£10£4£7£0£0£0n/a015
30/09/17£7£3£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£8£5£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£10£4£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£9£13£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£9£7£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£22£21£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10*£5£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09*£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£4£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07*£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06*£4£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05*£5£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting 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 - Manton Village Hall Refurbishment
£10,000 14/06/2019
12
The funding will be used to carry out refurbishment works to the village hall. The project aims to create an improved and accessible community facility.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/05/1967, number: 305548
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 34 days late, AR18: 117 days late, AR10: 24 days late, AR09: 72 days late, AR07: 278 days late, AR06: 505 days late, AR05: 79 days late,
Main office

3 Stanbrook Close
Manton
Marlborough
SN8 4HY

Objectives

A READING ROOM FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECREATION OR INSTRUCTION OR FOR MEETINGS OR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MANTON VILLAGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MANTON VILLAGE (NOW INCLUDED IN THE BOROUGH OF MARLBOROUGH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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