Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 1

Accounts overdue -5
Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 2

FRIENDS OF ROPNER PARK

Organise events and band concerts in Ropner Park. Provide healthy home baked food and snacks in the cafe. Encourage recreational use of the park by individuals, families and groups. Encourage art, photographic groups and schools to use the park, portray their favourite scenes, and to display their work in the cafe if they wish. Liase with Stockton Council on future works and events within the park

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/03/22	£253	£254	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/21	£157	£146	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20	£147	£160	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/19	£160	£142	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/18	£123	£128	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	50
31/03/17	£138	£125	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£125	£118	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£112	£106	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£118	£117	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£90	£97	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£101	£98	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£96	£87	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£106	£103	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£112	£117	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years

www.forp.org.uk

forpchairman@talktalk.net

01642614459

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Stockton-on-tees,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 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
National Lottery Community Fund - The Eid Fusion Festival
£8,500	03/05/2018 12	The group will hold the annual Eid Fusion Festival and hire marquees and bands. This will bring the community together in a celebration event, to improve relationships and develop a greater ....more The group will hold the annual Eid Fusion Festival and hire marquees and bands. This will bring the community together in a celebration event, to improve relationships and develop a greater understanding of different cultures.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 66-81

CATHERINE MULLOY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

GARY WHITESIDE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

CHRISTINA WHITESIDE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Treasurer

RICHARD HASTHORPE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: STOCKTON BAPTIST CHURCH, STOCKTON MEN'S SHED,

STAN TAYLORSON (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

VICTORIA NICHOLSON Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Cafe Assistant, Other trusteeship: The Nicholson Family Foundation,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/07/2008, number: 1125093
Registered at Companies House on 15/05/2007, number: 06247357

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

52 Fairville Road
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
TS19 7NA

Objectives

THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF STOCKTON-ON-TEES AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF ROPNER PARK.

Defined Area of Benefit:

STOCKTON-ON-TEES

Data Sources