Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

WITTON GILBERT VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION 

We promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Witton Gilbert in County Durham and surrounding villages, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or political, religious or other opinions, by providing social, educational and leisure activities, in a safe and healthy environment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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:

  • 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
Established: 56 years

https://.wgcc.uk/news/.

info@wgcc.uk

01913710371

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
31/12/22£29£20£9n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/21£28£33£-5n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/12/20£22£18£4n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/19£23£20£3n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/12/18£25£24£1£0£0£0n/a010
31/12/17£18£19£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£20£17£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£15£6£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£19£15£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£12£13£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£19£17£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£28£35£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£21£16£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£28£23£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£24£28£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£20£20£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£25£19£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£22£23£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 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 - Warm spaces for Witton Gilbert Village Hall
£1,000 26/10/2022
Towards a warm space at Witton Gilbert Village Hall.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Witton Gilbert Village Hall Association
£10,080 19/11/2018
We want to returf and level the outside garden area to a safe standard and apply advance wall solutions to the hall exterior.
County Durham Community Foundation - Cooper Hall refurbishments
£2,500 10/04/2018
Towards the Cooper Hall refurbishments.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/10/1968, number: 520917
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR13: 32 days late,
Main office

Cooper Hall
Sacriston Lane
Witton Gilbert
Durham
DH7 6TF

Objectives

(A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WITTON GILBERT AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD DEFINED BY THE PARISH OF WITTON GILBERT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.(B) ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.(C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WITTON GILBERT AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD DEFINED BY THE PARISH OF WITTON GILBERT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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