Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

WYTHENSHAWE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE LIMITED

To provide activities for children, young people and families in Wythenshawe and Woodhouse Park in particular including - Playgroup, Playschemes, Family Support, Child Contact sessions, Mobile Creche Services and student placements.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 18 years

www.whpfamilycentre.co.uk

info@whpfamilycentre.co.uk

01614980292

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£204	£218	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/22		£175	£186	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21	*	£194	£176	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£82	£108	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£105	£96	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/18		£78	£88	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£66	£97	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£94	£94	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£87	£115	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£87	£115	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£158	£184	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£239	£226	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£281	£303	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£288	£314	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£292	£345	£-53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£363	£332	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£287	£241	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Manchester City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£243,368
DCMS	£8,500
Manchester City Council	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,500	27/07/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Manchester City Council - Grant to Wythenshawe Community Initiative
£5,000	30/03/2020	VCSE Grant towards refurbishment of centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Wythenshawe Bright Sparks
£243,368	30/09/2019 60	Wythenshawe Bright Sparks
National Lottery Community Fund - Wythenshawe Child Contact Centre - supporting families
£8,000	28/06/2018 12	The funding will be used to continue to offer support for children and adults experiencing a difficult family break up. Sessions will work through the hardship and distress that this can cause and ....more The funding will be used to continue to offer support for children and adults experiencing a difficult family break up. Sessions will work through the hardship and distress that this can cause and will strengthen mental and physical wellbeing of the families involved.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	13/06/2018	Main Grants award

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTINE ANGELA GREENHALGH (Chair) Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Assistant Head Teacher

JONATHAN RUDD Appointed: 2024

SARAH LYNCH Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/02/2006, number: 1112990
Registered at Companies House on 14/09/2005, number: 05564192

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR21: 2 days late, AR17: 77 days late,

Main office

7 STONEACRE ROAD
MANCHESTER
M22 1BP

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE: TO PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR THE INHABITANTS OF WOODHOUSE PARK IN PARTICULAR AND THE DISTRICT OF WYTHENSHAWE IN GENERAL (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE LOCAL INHABITANTS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:1. ALLEVIATING THE HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OF CHILDREN RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, CAUSED BY THE BREAK UP OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THEIR GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A CENTRE AND FACILITIES. 2. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDING FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS. 3. RELIEVING POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WOODHOUSE PARK IN PARTICULAR AND THE DISTRICT OF WYTHENSHAWE

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