Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

COMMUNITY PLAYCENTRE @ WALBERTON 

The Community Playcentre is set up for the advancement of education and citizenship or community benefit. Objectives are to benefit children and young people in the parish of Walberton and Binsted and surrounding areas. The charity has the task of building a dedicated sustainable community hall. Then the charity?s role will be to manage, maintain and improve the facilities the building will offer.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/05/23*£402£427£-26n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/05/22£413£362£51n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/05/21£379£370£9n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/05/20£360£325£35n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/05/19£359£322£38n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/05/18£320£299£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/17£242£193£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£161£105£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£257£329£-72£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14*£9£12£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13?£14£12£1£0£0£0n/a00
03/04/12£23£1£22£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.communityplaycentre.org

info@communityplaycentre.org

01243 931848

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-69
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/09/2011, number: 1143734
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/05/2011, number: 07640357
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
12 returns made; AR23: 12 days late, AR14: 41 days late,
Main office

Community Playcentre at Walberton
The Street
Walberton
ARUNDEL
BN18 0PJ

Objectives

OBJECTS: TO BENEFIT THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE PARISH OF WALBERTON AND BINSTED AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE SAID CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS 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 OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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