Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 2

Liabilities <10%: +3
Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

WODSON PARK TRUST

The major focus of the Charity is to provide sport and leisure facilities for the people of East Hertfordshire at an affordable cost.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
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:

Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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	*	£643	£775	£-132	£40	£2,399	£600	9.3	44	26
31/03/22		£736	£801	£-65	£56	£2,524	£725	10.9	44	14
31/03/21		£499	£710	£-211	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/20		£884	£1,040	£-155	£132	£2,782	£984	11.4	61	103
31/03/19		£938	£1,086	£-148	£163	£2,954	£1,100	12.2	28	97
31/03/18		£978	£1,066	£-88	£164	£3,091	£1,175	13.2	29	0
31/03/17		£1,023	£1,149	£-126	£175	£3,178	£1,246	13	29	0
31/03/16		£958	£1,025	£-67	£164	£3,305	£1,339	15.7	28	0
31/03/15		£1,135	£1,023	£112	£172	£3,370	£1,383	16.2	28	0
31/03/14		£885	£946	£-61	£173	£3,247	£1,557	19.8	27	0
31/03/13		£622	£776	£-154	£16	£3,298	£1,558	24.1	26	0
31/03/12		£617	£782	£-166	£16	£3,441	£1,651	25.3	25	0
31/03/11		£627	£774	£-147	£18	£3,606	£1,767	27.4	25	0
31/03/10		£607	£731	£-124	£7	£3,756	£1,867	30.7	25	0
31/03/09		£602	£724	£-122	£7	£3,880	£1,941	32.2	24	0
31/03/08		£598	£703	£-105	£7	£4,002	£2,013	34.4	56	0
31/03/07		£583	£696	£-112	£6	£4,107	£2,068	35.7	62	0
31/03/06		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/05	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 25%
Reserves/Spending: 9.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4

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Established: 20 years

www.wodsonpark.com

contact@wodsonpark.org

01920487091

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

44 employees
26 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
Sport England - COVID-19 CLRF
£26,100	29/06/2021 5	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Leisure Recovery Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CLRF. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000	04/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
National Lottery Community Fund - WPSC Employability Hub
£10,000	08/11/2018 12	The organisation will use the funding to run a blend of employability, self-confidence and physical activity sessions for hard to reach young people in the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-81

MARTIN BUTCHER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Councillor

S. E. STOREY, Occupation: Freelance Commentator

STEVEN WATSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Councillor

DAVID ANDREWS Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Company Director

GRAEME CRERAR HILL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Councillor, Other trusteeship: SCOTT'S GROTTO CIO,

JANICE IRENE WING BSC, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: WARE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED, Community Alliance Broxbourne and East Herts,

VERITY LEIGH NAYLOR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Management Consultant

JOHN FRANCIS WILLIAM WING Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: WARE MUSEUM CIO,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/12/2003, number: 1101130
Registered at Companies House on 08/05/2003, number: 04757847

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

19 returns made; AR23: 57 days late, AR05: 116 days late,

Main office

Wodson Park Leisure Centre
Wadesmill Road
WARE
SG12 0UQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF EAST HERTFORDSHIRE WITHOUT DISTINCTION BY THE PROVISION AT LAND KNOWN AS WODSON PARK, WARE, HERTFORDSHIRE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION, PHYSICAL EDUCATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST HERTFORDSHIRE

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