Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE WATERSIDE CENTRE, KINGS LANGLEY 

We are an organisation which provides facilities for adults with Learning Disabilities. We provide education and training that encourage service users to achieve their full potential and integrate into the community. Our setting provides a safe environment where individuals can socialise, maintain existing and learn new skills. Most important of all, to enjoy a good quality of life.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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

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: 33 years

thewatersidecentre.co.uk

info@thewatersidecentre.co.uk

01923260092

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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£299£300£-1n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/22£286£275£11n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/21£292£271£20n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/20£311£318£-7n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£323£322£2n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18£298£315£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£287£287£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£291£276£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£281£273£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£249£257£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£245£249£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£251£254£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£248£243£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£226£231£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£215£225£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£223£222£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£232£205£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£21£207£-186£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£183£198£-15£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-83
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/12/1990, number: 1001330
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/09/1990, number: 02543708
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
20 returns made; AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

63 Waterside
Kings Langley
WD4 8HE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND TO OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THE INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY AND ABILITIES OF SUCH PERSONS THAT THEY MAY ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BOTH AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE THE BOROUGHS OF DACORUM AND WATFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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