Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

OLD COULSDON CENTRE 

It is a 'pop in' Centre where retired people may drop in for coffee, tea, meals and join in activities as they so wish with the purpose being to help older, vulnerable people to remain independent for as long as possible.
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 has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • 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

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
30/06/23£95£70£25n/an/an/an/an/a44
30/06/22£59£54£6n/an/an/an/an/a41
30/06/21£24£25£-1n/an/an/an/an/a50
30/06/20£52£50£2n/an/an/an/an/a48
30/06/19£37£45£-8n/an/an/an/an/a54
30/06/18£32£39£-7£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£30£35£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£31£36£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£30£38£-8£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£37£34£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£29£35£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.occftr.org

occr@btinternet.com

01737 554386

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Croydon,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 44 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 73-84
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2012, number: 1147569
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/05/2012, number: 08075005
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

Old Coulsdon Centre
Grange Park
Coulsdon Road
Old Coulsdon
Surrey
CR5 1EH

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE RETIRED IN THE AREA OF THE PARISH OF OLD COULSDON TOGETHER WITH SUCH PARTS OF COULSDON, PURLEY, KENLEY AND WHYTELEAFE AS FALL WITHIN A RADIUS OF 1.5 MILES OF THE CENTRE, IN A MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREINAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE BY ASSOCIATING WITH THE LOCAL AND OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RETIRED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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