Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

VALE HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE 

COMMUNITY CAFEPLAYGROUPLUNCHEON CLUBRADIO STATION
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 4 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 18 years

www.valehousecafe.co.uk

STEVEHOPESMITH@GMAIL.COM

01516391386

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£129£105£24n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/21£111£91£19n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/20£88£74£13n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£72£71£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18*£108£123£-16£0£0£0n/a06
31/12/17£175£183£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16*£186£195£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£191£200£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£226£214£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13?£233£179£54£0£0£0n/a00
17/10/12£125£142£-17£0£0£0n/a00
17/10/11*£151£162£-11£0£0£0n/a00
17/10/10*£178£162£16£0£0£0n/a00
17/10/09*£72£57£15£0£0£0n/a00
17/10/08£30£36£-6£0£0£0n/a00
17/10/07£36£29£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 2 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wirral,

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
Power to Change - Vale House Community Centre Limited (TU)
£5,000 26/10/2023
360G-ptc-gr-19013Vale House Community Centre Limited (TU)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,908 24/09/2020
"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

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 49-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/04/2006, number: 1113885
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/07/2010, number: 07300944
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR19: 321 days late, AR18: 51 days late, AR16: 135 days late, AR11: 117 days late, AR10: 482 days late, AR09: 692 days late,
Main office

Vale Park Cafe
Vale Park
WALLASEY
Merseyside
CH45 1LZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE NEW BRIGHTON AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE 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. TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH 'CENTRE' FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE COMMITTEE AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE NEW BRIGHTON AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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