Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

UNITY CENTRE ROTHERHAM 

TO BRING ABOUT LASTING IMPROVEMENTS TO QUALITY OF LIFE, ECONOMIC & SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES (TO INCLUDE ECONOMIC MIGRANTS).TO PROVIDE NEW RESPONSES TO HELP BREAK DOWN EXISTING BARRIERS TO MAINSTREAM AND WIDER SERVICES INCLUDING, TRAINING, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT. PROVIDING A UNIQUE DROP IN AND RESOURCE SERVICE TO THE ROMA COMMUNITY OF ROTHERHAM.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

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
31/03/23£256£178£79n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/22£263£176£87n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/21£216£173£43n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/20£180£154£26n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/03/19£171£146£25n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18£198£171£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£214£186£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£215£194£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£192£178£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£195£181£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£168£176£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£193£237£-43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£367£323£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£344£353£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£346£327£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£346£327£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£284£306£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£256£261£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£335£338£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£321£364£-43£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

http://www.theunitycentre.org.uk/

accounts@theunitycentre.org.uk

01709836440

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Rotherham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£88,130 22/09/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - Conversation Club
£10,000 22/04/2020
20
This project will deliver two weekly conversation clubs for migrants who are new to the area and the community. The club uses English as a common language to build confidence and familiarity.
National Lottery Community Fund - Eyup! 'Ave a Cuppa and a Chat
£9,998 12/04/2018
12
The group will hold sessions for people from different backgrounds within the local community to meet and socialise. This will improve the English skills of people who speak English as a second ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - CommUNITY
£10,000 29/04/2015
12
The organisation will use the funding to offer arts and crafts activities, including crocheting, baking and plant pot making, for local BME women. This will enable local women to develop practical ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-82
  • IZBETH KHAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Advocacy Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/02/2002, number: 1090559
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/10/2001, number: 04312881
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR09: 3 days late, AR08: 223 days late, AR07: 27 days late, AR06: 92 days late, AR05: 143 days late, AR04: 32 days late,
Main office

ST LEONARD'S ROAD
EASTWOOD
ROTHERHAM
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
S65 1PD

Objectives

1) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THOSE PERSONS INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE ASIAN AND OTHER RACIAL GROUPS) LIVING OR WORKING IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER WITH THE SAID PERSONS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO:A) RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND DISTRESS OF THE SAID PERSONS; ANDB) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE SAID PERSONS, PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) OF THOSE THAT ARE UNEMPLOYED; ANDC) PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE SAID PERSONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2) PROVIDE FACILITIES TO CARE FOR AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF, CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE.3) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS4) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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