Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

LOWESWATER VILLAGE HALL 

The Village Hall is used by the local community and wider area for meetings, parties etc. We hold fundraising events such as teas to raise money to maintain and improve the Hall to keep it in use. We are parts of Arts out West and bring a variety of theatre, music and comedy acts out into the local area.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
  • 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
30/11/22£8£10£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/11/21£26£11£14n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/11/20£25£10£15n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/11/19£16£8£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/11/18*£11£5£6£0£0£0n/a010
30/11/17£12£9£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/16£12£6£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/15£12£6£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/14£10£5£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/13£10£5£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/12£10£5£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/11£10£6£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/10?£10£5£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£9£10£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£10£4£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£11£5£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£9£5£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£8£1£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 44 years

penny.lecksta@gmail.com

01946862200

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Cumbria Community Foundation - Village Hall refurbishment
£5,000 12/02/2020
Village Hall refurbishment

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/12/1979, number: 526856
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 125 days late,
Main office

Coach House
Loweswater
COCKERMOUTH
Cumbria
CA13 0RS

Objectives

1. CLASSES FOR RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. 2. EVENING OR OTHER CLASSES FOR INSTRUCTION IN SECULAR SUBJECTS OR LECTURES OF AN EDUCATION CHARACTER. 3. PHYSICAL INSTRUCTION BY MEANS OF A GYMNASIUM OR OTHERWISE. 4. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY MEANS OF A LIBRARY OR READING ROOM AND THE PROVISION OF A SOCIAL AND PHYSICA TRAINING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF LOWESWATER AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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