Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Multiple returns filed late: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

MILE CROSS PHOENIX CHILDRENS' PROJECT

To provide a centre for education, recreation and other social activites for the children and young people of the areaTo help them develop skills and grow to maturity as responsible and caring members of our society
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently
  • and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£66£65£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
?31/12/21*£71£57£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
?31/12/20*£89£47£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
?31/12/19£28£30£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£35£35£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17*£31£31£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16*£29£26£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£35£28£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£26£27£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£49£31£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12?*£21£29£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£26£40£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£41£43£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£61£65£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£47£69£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£91£105£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£255£340£-85n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£191£59£132n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£36£47£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

office@thephoenixcentre.org.uk

01603403814

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,000 28/04/2023
towards young carers trips over the next 12 months
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mile Cross Phoenix Children's Project
£1,730 22/10/2022
We seek to support and empower the young people of Mile Cross, by combatting food poverty, supporting the entire family and providing a space that children in the community hold a stake in.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • AMANDA JAYNE COLMAN Appointed: 2022
  • CHRISTINE RUMSBY (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • FRIEDERIKE GISELA BULL Appointed: 2022
  • MELANIE JAYNE TILFORD Appointed: 2022
  • OWEN WILLIS Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/03/1999, number: 1074884
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 32 days late, AR20: 120 days late, AR18: 336 days late, AR17: 635 days late, AR16: 3 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR13: 146 days late, AR12: 411 days late, AR11: 540 days late, AR10: 886 days late, AR08: 363 days late, AR07: 230 days late,
Main office

The Phoenix Centre
132a Mile Cross road
Mile Cross
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 2LD

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MILE CROSS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OF NORWICH, NORFOLK, ENGLAND (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND FOR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND WITH THE OBJECT OF ASSISTING THOSE INHABITANTS TO GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY

Defined Area of Benefit:

MILE CROSS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OF NORWICH, NORFOLK, ENGLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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