Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

PRINCES RISBOROUGH CENTRE LTD 

The Princes Risborough Centre Limited is a social enterprise run by the people of Princes Risborough for everybody who lives in the town and surrounding areas. The Princes Centre's primary mission is to provide a local base day care centre that can also be for the community to use, enjoy and to foster good community relationships.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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
31/03/23£747£674£73£0£1,487£1,16120.73414
31/03/22£660£521£139£0£1,414£1,08324.93120
31/03/21£565£422£142£0£1,275£88725.22620
31/03/20£601£439£162£6£1,132£83722.92515
31/03/19*£685£390£295£0£970£80824.92515
31/03/18*£459£319£140£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£324£266£58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£328£232£96£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£387£258£129£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£228£232£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 20.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 32.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years

www.princescentre.org.uk

enquiries@princescentre.org.uk

01844345105

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Child day-care services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 34 employees
  • 14 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Princes Centre
£2,556 22/10/2022
We would like to buy equipment and ingredients to run a supported cookery group for our elderly clients from our community. Some are no longer able to do these things independently in their own homes.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Princes Risborough Centre
£3,822 15/11/2019
We want to create a new activity room, offering a wide range of activities for adults of all ages with disabilities or mental health issues.
National Lottery Community Fund - Decor and fittings for new activity area
£10,000 07/08/2019
12
Decor and fittings for new activity area

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-81
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/03/2013, number: 1151083
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/04/2012, number: 08021841
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
10 returns made; AR19: 32 days late, AR18: 1 days late,
Main office

The Princes Centre
Clifford Road
Princes Risborough
HP27 0DP

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DIFFICULTIES, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF DAY CARE FACILITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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