Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 1

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

BIRCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

PROVIDING A CENTRE TO BE USED FOR SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£120	£127	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£117	£88	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£96	£141	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£115	£111	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£110	£111	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£130	£105	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£117	£114	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£138	£125	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£146	£111	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£89	£73	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

https://www.birchcommunitycentre.co.uk

info@birchcommunitycentre.co.uk

01612244624

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Manchester City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

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
One Manchester - The Birch Centre Christmas Event
£500	02/11/2021	Funds will be spent on catering for a Xmas meal at the Birch Centre on 10/12/21 for over 55s.
One Manchester - The Birch Centre Community Taster Sessions
£4,000	15/05/2021	a number of taster / consultation days over the next 6 months. These days will be offering a chance for the community to come along and get to know the centre , to try a new and exciting activity and to give us feedback on what the community would ....more a number of taster / consultation days over the next 6 months. These days will be offering a chance for the community to come along and get to know the centre , to try a new and exciting activity and to give us feedback on what the community would like to see delivered from the centre. If any of the taster sessions prove popular we will look to build them into our weekly diary and run them as longer sessions. Taster sessions including Tai Chi, Gentle Exercise Class , Dance exercise classes, knitting , Creative Writing, cook and taste sessions, gardening and growing your own fruit and veg
One Manchester - The Birch Centre Community Taster Sessions
£4,000	15/05/2021	a number of taster / consultation days over the next 6 months. These days will be offering a chance for the community to come along and get to know the centre , to try a new and exciting activity and to give us feedback on what the community would ....more a number of taster / consultation days over the next 6 months. These days will be offering a chance for the community to come along and get to know the centre , to try a new and exciting activity and to give us feedback on what the community would like to see delivered from the centre. If any of the taster sessions prove popular we will look to build them into our weekly diary and run them as longer sessions. Taster sessions including Tai Chi, Gentle Exercise Class , Dance exercise classes, knitting , Creative Writing, cook and taste sessions, gardening and growing your own fruit and veg

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

AMANDA JANE CHILDS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Librarian And Careers Coordinator

HARRY SPOONER (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trades Union Officer

JIM BATTLE Appointed: 2021

PROF JAMES AULICH Appointed: 2021

TIMOTHY JOHN WILCOX Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/04/2013, number: 1151781

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

Linked charity: THE BIRCH COMMUNITY CENTRE
23/06/2015 - Asset transfer in from THE BIRCH COMMUNITY CENTRE
23/06/2015 - Asset transfer in from THE BIRCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
13/12/2021 - Asset transfer in from THE BIRCH COMMUNITY CENTRE

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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; AR20: 11 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE BIRCH COMMUNITY CENTRE on 13/12/2021

Main office

Birch Community Centre
Brighton Grove
Rusholme
Manchester
M14 5JT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BIRCH IN RUSHOLME AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONALITY, AGE, DISABILITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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