Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

PADDOCKS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

Local community hall, run for the benefit of local community. Available for hire daytime, evenings or weekend, short hire or long term. Hall leased from local authority, trustees aim is to improve the facilities and repair of the hall from profits made from hire cahrges and/or grants.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

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
31/12/22£15£5£10n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/21£14£10£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£6£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£15£6£9n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/18£16£6£10£0£0£0n/a04
31/12/17£12£7£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£13£6£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£14£4£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£15£17£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£9£6£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/03/2012, number: 1146386
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR13: 109 days late,
Main office

85a Pound Lane
Laindon
Basildon
SS15 5SP

Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BASILDON, ESSEX AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND 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 LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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