Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE VINE CENTRE TRUST

To organise and facilitate sporting and recreational activities and community focused events for the elderly, people with disabilities, young people and children of all ethnic background; To organise after-school clubs, creches, day nurseries and similar facilities for children and young people, especially the displaced and children from all ethnic background;
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£5£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£10£7£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£2£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£6£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

vinecentre@live.com

01279626215

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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 - Kick and Splash
£12,383 23/01/2024
6
This project will encourage young people to participate in physical activities in a deprived neighbourhood by providing 12 weeks of weekend football and swimming sessions.
People's Health Trust - REFRESH-TOGETHER
£13,249 12/05/2023
12
This one-year project from the Vine Centre Trust offers weekly coffee mornings, Zumba classes and day trips for local people from the Mark Hill part of Harlow in Essex. The project aims to reduce isolation and build social connections between the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - EQUIP FOR LIFE
£9,506 17/10/2019
12
EQUIP FOR LIFE
National Lottery Community Fund - Music Instrument and Vocal Training Class
£8,464 08/03/2017
12
This project will use funding to run music and singing classes for young people/adults in the local community. This will provide positive activities for young people at risk of antisocial behaviour, to develop their creative and music skills and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

  • ADEOYE OLUWAYINKA (Chair)
  • LYDIA AWOYINKA Appointed: 2023
  • OLADELE ONAFOWOKAN
  • THEOPHILUS ADENIYI ADESINA Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2011, number: 1140173
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR23: 4 days late, AR21: 1 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR13: 16 days late, AR12: 2 days late,
Main office

5 WARD HATCH
HARLOW
CM20 2NB

Objectives

1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN HARLOW BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A) ADVANCING EDUCATIONB) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE3) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HARLOW

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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