Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +6

BILTON HALL COMMUNITY TRUST 

The Trust was formed to develop and manage the Community Centre with the aim of turning it into a successful, self-sustaining centre, providing the community with somewhere they can come to learn, relax and engage in activities.The Trust has completed a community asset transfer and agreed a 40 year peppercorn lease
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 4 trustees

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: 7 years

www.biltonhallct.com

biltonhallcommunitytrust@outlook.com

01914898224

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
31/03/23*£164£164£-1n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22£153£199£-45n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/21*£133£90£44n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£162£140£22n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19£123£107£16n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/18£43£44£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
Who works here?
  • 15 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • South Tyneside,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Virgin Money Foundation£57,960
National Lottery Community Fund£49,930
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Sport England£2,500
Alex Ferry Foundation£2,400
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£2,400 28/03/2023
community grant
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Bilton Hall Community Trust
£33,000 03/11/2022
Grant to contribute to core costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Futures - Community Support
£9,980 04/03/2022
The funding will be used to employ a part-time Community Support Worker who will help with the day-to-day running of the project enabling it to better support volunteers deliver activities and ....more
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£2,500 01/06/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Wellbeing Support
£9,950 07/05/2020
5
The funding will be used to deliver their wellbeing service which involves telephone support and delivering healthy meals to vulnerable people at risk of isolation. The aim is to support people ....more
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Bilton Hall Community Trust
£24,960 03/04/2020
24
Grant to support the running costs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 17/01/2020
Cr8ive spaces - grow and develop - boxing of excellence centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Heart of the Community ? Porlock Gardens
£30,000 29/07/2019
12
The funding aims to engage with the wider local community, particularly with young people, teaching valuable skills which can help them into further education and employment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fresh Ideas (Emily's Cafe)
£9,822 07/03/2019
12
The funding will be used to renovate and improve the community café ' providing local people and groups with a venue to meet, socialise, and take part in activities.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Bilton Hall Community Trust
£15,000 01/03/2019
12
Capital costs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bilton Hall Community Trust (BHCT)
£3,995 19/11/2018
We want to hold a variety of family orientated events to cover a range of cultural occasions throughout the year.
Sport England - The Creative Sports Youth Engagement Project
£9,300 10/07/2018
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled The Creative Sports Youth Engagement Project. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
Sport England - Prefabricated building for Relocation of Boxing Club
£8,000 16/11/2017
3
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Prefabricated building for Relocation of Boxing Club. This project lists its main activity as Multi ....more
DCMS - ALB-Prefabricated building for Relocation of Boxing Club
£8,000 16/11/2017
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/03/2017, number: 1171907
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR23: 14 days late, AR21: 2 days late,
Main office

LOW SIMONSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE
TAUNTON AVENUE
JARROW
NE32 3RT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO:3.1 PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY 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;3.2 ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS;3.3 PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION. THE AREA OF BENEFIT (AREA OF BENEFIT) SHALL BE SOUTH TYNESIDE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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