Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 6

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -3

NEASHAM READING ROOM

Provision of Village Hall facilities for residents of Neasham and neighbouring parishes. Hosts annual Christmas Dance, regular activites such as Whist Clubs, dance clubs and private hire for children's parties, family celebrations etc. Used as Polling Stattion and for meeting of WI and Parish Council. Regular usage by keep fit group, history nights and coffee mornings

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 57 years

http://www.neashamreadingroom.org.uk/

neashamrr@gmail.com

01325720113

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/12/22	£11	£11	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/12/21	£2	£5	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20	£15	£7	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/19	£11	£16	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/12/18	£23	£26	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	20
31/12/17	£13	£8	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£38	£35	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£10	£11	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£14	£10	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£9	£6	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£6	£6	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£6	£6	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£4	£3	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£22	£11	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£22	£7	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£3	£3	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£3	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£9	£6	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£9	£3	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Darlington,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - Fit for the Community - Final Stage
£4,334	08/03/2018	To support the Fit for the Community - Final Stage project.
County Durham Community Foundation - Fit for the Community - upgrading decor.
£11,000	01/07/2016	Towards upgrading the décor: repainting the walls and ceilings, sanding and repainting the woodwork and refinishing the floor.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fit for the Community â€“ install new kitchen
£10,000	22/06/2016 12	The organisation will use the funding to install a new kitchen and provide more storage space at their village hall. This will improve the facilities of the community venue, help ensure its future ....more The organisation will use the funding to install a new kitchen and provide more storage space at their village hall. This will improve the facilities of the community venue, help ensure its future sustainability, and enable more activities to take place for the benefit of existing and new users and community groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

LEE PUCHALA Appointed: 2016

BARBARA METCALFE Appointed: 2018

GEMMA LOUISE MURPHY Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/01/1967, number: 520854

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

5 Teesway
Neasham
Darlington
Durham
DL2 1QP

Objectives

A VILLAGE READING ROOM

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF NEASHAM

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