Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

ST. MARYS COCKERTON CENTRE

Maintaining and managing a centre which can be hired to groups and members of the community for business use eg Martial Arts and fitness groups or pleasure eg children's parties, food bank
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£14£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£19£14£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£6£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£13£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£12£16£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£13£9£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£7£13£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£11£8£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£15£13£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£7£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£13£15£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£26£43£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£20£19£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£23£26£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£37£36£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£71£75£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£11£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£64£55£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£20£17£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

revddamon@icloud.com

01325243436

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
  • Other 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
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Darlington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - New Guttering
£4,100 08/08/2022
Towards new guttering.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • DAVID PARR
  • FRANCES MARGARET KELLY Appointed: 2021
  • KAREN PEAR
  • MICHAEL JOHN PARR Appointed: 2023
  • REV DAMON BAGE (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • TRACY BURGESS Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/05/2003, number: 1097570
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR11: 161 days late,
Main office

17 Newton Lane
Darlington
DL3 9EX

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY COCKERTON IN THE DEANERY OF DARLINGTON IN THE DIOCESE OF DURHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS AS DEFINED ON THE PLAN ANNEXED HERETO AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS IN PARTICULAR BY ASSOCIATING THE DIOCESAN AUTHORITIES, 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;B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL OR STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY COCKERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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