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

LOWICK VILLAGE HALL

Provision of facilities for the use of the inhabitants of Lowick and the surrounding area
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
28/02/23£9£10£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/22£15£7£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/21£14£7£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/20£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/19£6£8£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/18£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/17£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/16£11£15£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/15£4£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/14£6£6£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/13£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/12£5£10£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/11£3£23£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/10£179£166£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/09*£18£21£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/08*£24£23£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/07?*£38£19£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/04£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 45 years

jah.lowick@googlemail.com

01289388264

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Village halls & community buildings
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Lowick Village Hall
£4,424 20/04/2022
Upgrading the audio visual system within the hall
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Lowick Village Hall
£3,090 29/04/2021
Installing a smoke alarm system in Lowick Village Hall, Northumberland

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

  • BARBARA HUDDART
  • DUNCAN MOFFAT (Chair)
  • DEAN KEYWORTH Appointed: 2023
  • ELIZABETH FAIBAIRN Appointed: 2019
  • FIONA BURN
  • GED THOMAS Appointed: 2023
  • JOHN MOFFAT
  • JOHN ALAN HUDDART Appointed: 2022
  • MARJORIE BELL
  • MARTIN COLAM Appointed: 2023
  • PETER CALDER
  • PHILLIP HANSON Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/01/1980, number: 509509
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR09: 85 days late, AR08: 118 days late, AR07: 187 days late,
Main office

5 Cheviot View
Lowick
Berwick upon Tweed
TD15 2TY

Objectives

LOWICK VILLAGE HALL IS FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF LOWICK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFEFOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOWICK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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