Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Excess liquidity: -1

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 11

GAIA HOUSE TRUST

Gaia House is an Insight Meditation Centre offering a year round programme of silent retreats with meditation instruction and teachings drawn from the Buddhist traditions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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		£751	£805	£-54	£0	£1,254	£1,182	17.6	27	15
31/12/21		£582	£582	£0	£0	£1,337	£1,120	23.1	25	1
31/12/20		£654	£542	£111	£0	£1,312	£1,032	22.8	22	7
31/12/19		£772	£710	£63	£0	£1,211	£1,000	16.9	23	15
31/12/18		£756	£669	£86	£9	£1,127	£904	16.2	23	27
31/12/17		£538	£631	£-93	£6	£1,054	£874	16.6	24	0
31/12/16		£648	£636	£12	£0	£914	£831	15.7	23	0
31/12/15		£658	£585	£73	£15	£891	£808	16.6	19	0
31/12/14		£669	£588	£81	£519	£804	£733	15	20	0
31/12/13		£542	£645	£-103	£454	£722	£676	12.6	15	0
31/12/12		£578	£508	£70	£8	£825	£510	12	15	0
31/12/11		£567	£462	£105	£9	£755	£428	11.1	14	0
31/12/10		£455	£408	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£413	£390	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£410	£358	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£334	£314	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£327	£294	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£300	£241	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£243	£213	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 17.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 34 years

www.gaiahouse.co.uk

admin@gaiahouse.co.uk

01626323882

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Devon,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

27 employees
15 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-70

ADVA RODOGOVSKY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Humanitarian Programme Officer

HANNAH HIGGINSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Engagement Producer

PAUL PHILPIN REES STEVENSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

SUSANNA ALYCE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Counsellor

ANDREW LACEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Communications Consultant

PAMELA SUTHERLAND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: OXFORD INSIGHT MEDITATION,

TIM BLANCH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/03/1990, number: 900339
Registered at Companies House on 12/01/1990, number: 02459323

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR05: 2 days late,

Main office

Gaia House
West Ogwell
NEWTON ABBOT
TQ12 6EW

Objectives

(1) TO PRESERVE PROTECT AND ENHANCE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF A CENTRE FOR THE INSTRUCTION AND PRACTICE OF MEDITATION. (2) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION IN MEDITATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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