Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Positive trading contribution: +2;Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs high: -5

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

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

WILLENHALL COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED

The relief of the inhabitants of Willenhall, Willenhall Wood and surrounding area by association with local authority, voluntary organisations and local inhabitants in a common effort to provide, or assist in the provision of, facilities for education and recreation or other leisure-time occupations for the inhabitants, particularly to provide and maintain an education, training and advice centre.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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		£778	£775	£3	£537	£519	£471	7.3	37	7
31/03/22		£740	£698	£42	£493	£515	£452	7.8	38	3
31/03/21		£732	£632	£100	£440	£473	£403	7.6	37	3
31/03/20		£704	£642	£62	£450	£374	£321	6	29	3
31/03/19		£719	£646	£72	£440	£312	£242	4.5	29	3
31/03/18		£661	£636	£25	£420	£240	£159	3	28	0
31/03/17	*	£628	£815	£-187	£509	£214	£106	1.6	34	0
31/03/16	*	£694	£843	£-148	£492	£401	£255	3.6	35	0
31/03/15		£795	£830	£-35	£551	£549	£380	5.5	34	0
31/03/14		£707	£668	£39	£424	£584	£511	9.2	27	0
31/03/13		£311	£352	£-41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£273	£405	£-132	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£439	£413	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£407	£399	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£265	£377	£-112	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£524	£534	£-10	£260	£618	£586	13.2	26	0
31/03/07		£523	£621	£-97	£235	£618	£610	11.8	34	0
31/03/06		£351	£466	£-115	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£645	£622	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£632	£562	£70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1474.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 69.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 7.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 28 years

www.willenhallcommunityforum.com

richard@weetc.org.uk

02476511228

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Coventry City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

37 employees
7 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£26,384
Power to Change	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Heart Of England Community Foundation	£8,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Meet Heat & Eat
£10,000	21/10/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a Meet Heat & Eat project providing hot food drinks food parcels and holistic support and guidance for the most vulnerable community members. The project aims ....more The funding will be used to deliver a Meet Heat & Eat project providing hot food drinks food parcels and holistic support and guidance for the most vulnerable community members. The project aims to support people during the current cost of living crisis improving overall mental health and wellbeing.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Willenhall Community Forum
£5,000	01/04/2021	Towards the cost of running the Food Hub for approximately six months.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Willenhall Community Forum
£3,000	19/02/2021	In order to continue with the provision of food and other activity at the centre. The café provides local people with freshly cooked food at affordable prices. In addition to the café, the centre ....more In order to continue with the provision of food and other activity at the centre. The café provides local people with freshly cooked food at affordable prices. In addition to the café, the centre offers a food hub for local residents in financial hardship offering shopping at a subsidised rate
Power to Change - Renewal - willenhall community forum ltd
£20,000	18/12/2020	Grant to Renewal - willenhall community forum ltd
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£23,384	05/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000	29/07/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-73

FADAHUN OYEBISI AGBOOLA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Councillor/Risk Analyst

MOHINDER SINGH DHADDA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Manager

RAM PARKASH LAKHA OBE Appointed: 2023

REV FRANKLIN EJIOFOR ONWA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

IRIS MARIA WEIR Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

CHRISTINE ELIZABETH THOMAS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Councillor, Other trusteeship: SAHARA (COVENTRY) LTD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/08/1996, number: 1057458
Registered at Companies House on 14/11/1995, number: 03125686

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late,

Main office

Willenhall Education Employment &
Training
Willenhall Education Centre
Robin Hood Road
COVENTRY
CV3 3AN

Objectives

TO PROVIDE, OR ASSIST, IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATIONS FOR THE INHABITANTS OF WILLENHALL AND WILLENHALL WOOD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WILLENHALL AND WILLENHALL WOOD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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