Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 3

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

GILCRUX VILLAGE HALL AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST

TO PROVIDE MEETING PLACE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY OFFERING FACILITIES FOR A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES, IE YOUTH CLUB, KEEP FIT CLASSES, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
31/03/23		£22	£19	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/22		£33	£30	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£33	£10	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	*	£16	£13	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£14	£11	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£20	£18	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£13	£15	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£73	£69	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£24	£27	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£24	£27	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£31	£60	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£393	£390	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/11		£82	£84	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£40	£21	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£16	£17	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£13	£5	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£5	£3	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/05		£6	£4	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£5	£2	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 53 years

gilcrux.org.uk

01697321817

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
2 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£6,500
Cumbria Community Foundation	£4,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Celebration of the Coronation of King Charles
£1,500	28/03/2023	This funding will be used to hold celebrations in a village to mark the King’s coronation including afternoon tea and a treasure hunt. This project aims to bring the community together develop ....more This funding will be used to hold celebrations in a village to mark the King’s coronation including afternoon tea and a treasure hunt. This project aims to bring the community together develop community relations and reduce isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community resilience and cohesion
£5,000	21/01/2022	The project will use the funding to deliver a lunch club for the local community specifically for elderly and vulnerable people. It will also provide afternoon tea competitions and celebration events ....more The project will use the funding to deliver a lunch club for the local community specifically for elderly and vulnerable people. It will also provide afternoon tea competitions and celebration events such as one for the Platinum Jubilee. This aims to reduce isolation improve wellbeing and help bring the local community together.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Village Hall Lunch Club
£500	05/01/2022	Village Hall Lunch Club
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,500	20/11/2020	Extension of Village Play park
Cumbria Community Foundation - Gilcrux Little Fidgets/Outdoor Play
£3,500	25/06/2020	Gilcrux Little Fidgets/Outdoor Play

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Gender Split

HELEN JOHNSTON (Chair)

HELEN MACKAY Appointed: 2013

JULIE ANN PARNABY

RICHARD MACKAY Appointed: 2013

REBECCA GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/04/1971, number: 500750

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR07: 64 days late,

Main office

DYKELANDS
GILCRUX
WIGTON
CA7 2QX

Objectives

1. THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR:A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, ANDB) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.2. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL NEED AND ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GILCRUX AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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