Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE DOWNLEY OLD SCHOOL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

The Charity promotes community development in the locality through the management of a community centre.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
31/08/23£34£30£4n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/08/22£31£16£16n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/08/21£10£36£-25n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/08/20£33£16£17n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£34£14£20n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/18£35£18£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£33£27£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£31£25£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£24£38£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£22£14£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£17£11£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£14£34£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£20£28£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£17£34£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£16£20£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£50£21£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£19£14£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£14£14£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£11£10£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years

http://www.downley.org/services/venue/4/downl

info@downleycommunitycentre.org.uk

01494526541

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/03/2005, number: 1108347
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Downley Community Centre
School Close
Downley
HIGH WYCOMBE
HP13 5TR

Objectives

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF DOWNLEY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING THE USE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES OR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DOWNLEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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