Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

CORTONWOOD COMEBACK COMMUNITY CENTRE

Hub for many groups including: Lunch Club, Senior Citizens, Youth Group,ewing class, parent & tots, craft groupsWe offer a range of services: advisory, education/employment, training opportunities, Men in shed supporting adults with mental health issues, deliver education courses We provide a food bank service and breakfast club. Deliver a range of cultrual and arts events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 2 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely female?
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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
31/01/23*£147£112£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/22£60£70£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/21£54£64£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/20£28£30£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/19*£34£25£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/18*£32£37£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/17£46£51£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/16£43£41£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/15£43£35£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/14£23£31£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/13£29£31£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/12*£29£23£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/11£26£26£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/10£35£22£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/09£29£29£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/08£18£23£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/07*£137£109£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/06£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/05£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/04*£2£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.cortonwoodcomeback.com

CORTONWOOD.COMEBACK@OUTLOOK.COM

01226759572

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
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
  • Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£9,900
DCMS£8,633
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust£2,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Cortonwood Comeback Community Centre
£2,500 15/10/2021
Funding to enable to continue to supply food parcels to those most in need and to prepare cook and deliver fresh food to the elderly and vulnerable. The funding will pay for store cupboard basics, fresh vegetables and meat and packaging to transport ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Support
£9,900 19/03/2021
11
The funding will be used to for running costs to allow the community centre to provide vital services to the local community during this crisis and sessional advice and support while also creating training opportunities to help people get back in to ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,633 15/06/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Cortonwood Community Support Services
£9,908 16/10/2019
12
Cortonwood Community Support Services
National Lottery Community Fund - Cortonwood Community Support Services
£9,316 19/07/2018
12
The funding will be used to continue to provide an advice drop in service for their local community. The project aims to support people back to work, assist with benefit queries, provide debt advice and improve their future life chances.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cortonwood Comeback Community Centre
£2,912 04/08/2017
Help us support local people facing isolation with access to friends, food & information in a warm & friendly place.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brampton & West Melton Benefit Support Service
£9,424 11/01/2017
12
This project is an advice drop in service for disadvantaged members of the community. This will enable people to seek employment online and gain information regarding housing and other local services, with the aim of reducing unemployment and the ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cortonwood Comeback Community Centre
£15,400 27/04/2012
the salary and on-costs of the Centre Support Worker
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

  • DENISE LELLIOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • DIANE WALTON
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/09/2002, number: 1093848
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 8 days late, AR19: 102 days late, AR18: 4 days late, AR12: 4 days late, AR07: 47 days late, AR04: 247 days late,
Main office

Cortonwood Comeback Centre
Old Chapel
Chapel Avenue
Brampton
Barnsley
S73 0XQ

Objectives

I) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRAMPTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.II) TO ENSURE, MAINTAIN AND MANAGE A COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRAMPTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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