Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

WOLSINGHAM RECREATION ASSOCIATION (WRECASS) 

A meeting of Executive on 22 May 2023 decided to continue with the charity, as it has proved useful.Five New Trustees and Officers were appointed, and those who have left will be removed.The banking mandate must be changed to allow access to information and funds, and this is in hand.Wrecass will be used to provide funding and advice to local groups or organisations, as per our constitution.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

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

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
31/07/22£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/20£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/19*£8£8£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/18£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/17£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£20£9£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£10£11£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/13*£9£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£12£12£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11£12£12£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/10£11£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/09£35£43£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/08£9£1£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/07£2£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/06£0£6£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£4£12£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£15£15£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

wolsinghampc@gmail.com

01388 526826

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/01/1998, number: 1067174
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 297 days late, AR13: 19 days late,
Main office

Town Hall, Market Place
Wolsingham
BISHOP AUCKLAND
County Durham
DL13 3AF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS IN WOLSINGHAM WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES

Defined Area of Benefit:

WOLSINGHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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