Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

JOHN POUNDS COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED

To advance education and provide facilities for social, recreational and creative leisure time opportunities for the people of Portsmouth, particularly in the area known as Portsea. To this end the charity runs the John Pounds Centre, providing sports and leisure facilities, an IT suite, revitalisation suite, art studio, cafe and creche and organising activities for local residents.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/03/23*£651£765£-114£0£670£2303.6110
31/03/22*£698£691£7£0£784£3195.5123
31/03/21*£786£640£147£0£777£3025.71220
31/03/20£814£746£68£0£630£1973.21350
31/03/19£970£742£228£0£563£2103.414100
31/03/18*£762£762£0£0£335£2213.5160
31/03/17£826£757£69£0£335£2013.2160
31/03/16£750£729£21£0£267£1953.2160
31/03/15£717£693£24£5£246£2203.8110
31/03/14£724£704£21£4£222£1783120
31/03/13£702£652£51£4£201£1863.4130
31/03/12£641£590£52£4£150£1493100
31/03/11£638£645£-8£4£98£951.880
31/03/10£656£634£22£4£106£911.7100
31/03/09£589£610£-21£4£84£821.6100
31/03/08*£619£613£7£4£104£871.7110
31/03/07£634£589£45£4£98£751.5100
31/03/06*£496£470£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£32£15£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 34%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 21 years

www.johnpoundscentre.co.uk

reception@johnpoundscentre.co.uk

02392892010

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Portsmouth City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

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
DCMS£114,076
Power to Change£40,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,400
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Power to Change - John Pounds Community Trust (RCF)
£10,000 12/12/2022
Grant to John Pounds Community Trust (RCF)
National Lottery Community Fund - Portsea Winter Warmers
£9,800 02/09/2022
The funding will be used to provide supported 'Winter Warmer' drop-ins and community sessions with a wide range of games crafts jigsaws and other activities for Portsea residents and other local low-income households. The project aims to help tackle ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Recovering Health
£9,600 16/07/2021
The funding will be used to provide support for people living with the after-effects of COVID-19 especially those impacted from Long-COVID. The project aims to address their physical nutritional and emotional health & wellbeing.
DCMS - CRF20: John Pounds Community Trust
£69,200 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£44,876 29/07/2020
"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
Power to Change - C-19 Response - John Pounds Community Trust
£30,000 17/06/2020
Grant to C-19 Response - John Pounds Community Trust
National Lottery Community Fund - Good4U Project
£48,800 23/04/2019
12
TPP4 - Good4U Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Accessible Disability Toilet
£9,900 06/02/2019
12
The organisation will use funding to install a new disability WC at Treadgolds Community Courtyard Garden, a space for local residents and volunteers, including older residents, those with disabilities and carers to access a seasonal hub offering ....more
Power to Change - John Pounds Community Trust
£298,000 13/11/2018
Grant to John Pounds Community Trust
National Lottery Community Fund - Cookery & Kitchen Skills for Men
£6,700 27/09/2017
12
This project will offer cookery and food hygiene courses for local men, bringing them together to learn new skills, improve their wellbeing and provide opportunities to improve peer networks.
National Lottery Community Fund - Seeds4Change
£375,862 01/07/2015
36
This existing project aims to empower people with health issues to take control of their wellbeing. The project will specifically target people living with diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and recovering from cancer. People will be offered ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to John Pounds Community Trust
£60,000 23/06/2015
24
over two years towards the salary of a project co-ordinator to develop community-led food projects and increase community input into the Portsmouth Food Partnership
National Lottery Community Fund - Positive+
£258,974 14/09/2011
36
This new project in Portsea aims to encourage people to take control of their health and become a more active community. It will set up a juice bar social business run by young people on its premises where young people will be taught a variety of ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-86
  • ADAM CHRISTOPHER NORTH Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Pastor/Minister
  • ANDREW JAMES POTTINGER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • AUDREY BARRETT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • BRIAN GEOFFREY MILLER Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Retired Local Government Offic
  • BRENDA GEORGINA TREGARTHEN Appointed: 2020
  • BRETT LLOYD PAYNE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Interim Manager
  • DANNY GLAVIN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Teacher
  • GINA ELAINE PERRYMAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: City Council Employee
  • PETER CHARLES GOODSHIP Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Cs
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/11/2003, number: 1100911
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/04/2003, number: 04740185
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR23: 79 days late, AR22: 55 days late, AR21: 51 days late, AR18: 92 days late, AR08: 36 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

JOHN POUNDS COMMUNITY TRUST
John Pounds Centre
23 Queen Street
PORTSMOUTH
PO1 3HN

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG PERSONS OF 25 YEARS OR UNDER AND SECONDARY TO THAT (2) TO HELP EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED (3) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF PORTSMOUTH, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA KNOWN AS PORTSEA, IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA, THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AND VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS, IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE SOCIAL RECREATIONAL AND CREATIVE LEISURE TIME OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SAID RESIDENTS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR LIFE (4) TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE JOHN POUNDS COMMUNITY FACILITY IN LIAISON WITH VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY BODIES AND TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN SUCH MANAGEMENT

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF PORTSMOUNT WITH PARTICULAR REFERNCE TO PORTSEA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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