Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 1
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

FOSTON VILLAGE HALL 

WE RAISE AND MANAGE FUNDS TO MAINTAIN THE VILLAGE HALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE VILLAGE AND SURROUNDING AREA. WE HOLD FUND-RAISING EVENTS AND HIRE THE HALL OUT FOR COMMUNITY & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, E.G. BROWNIES, WOMENS INSTITUTE AND PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS, FOR ART CLASSES, DANCING & BINGO SESSIONS AND TO INDIVIDUALS FOR EVENTS SUCH AS WEDDING RECEPTIONS AND CHILDRENS' PARTIES.
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
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
15/01/23?£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£5£10£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£12£4£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£20£22£-1n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19*£9£12£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£13£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£11£15£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£9£11£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£11£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£9£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11?£13£12£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10£9£6£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/09£8£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/08£8£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/07?£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£7£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£8£7£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 50 years

07736 041338

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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 - The renovation of Toilet Areas
£10,000 22/03/2019
12
This funding will be used to refurbish the toilets of a village hall, for the use of local residents and groups. The project aims to improve the facilities for people from the local community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/10/1974, number: 503716
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 4 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR04: 59 days late,
Main office

FVH Committee
Foston Village Hall
Church Street
Foston
GRANTHAM
NG32 2LG

Objectives

FOR THE PURPOSE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING AND RECREATION ROOM LIBRARY LECTURES CLASSES RECREATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT OF OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF FOSTON AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

FOSTON AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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