Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

MOORSIDE CRICKET & BOWLING CLUB 

Provide and maintain a sport and recreational facility for community participation in sport and healthy recreation for the use of the inhabitants of village of Moorside, Oldham, the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and the surrounding areas, including use for the organisation of amateur competitive sport andthe promotion of non-competitive healthy recreational activity.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • 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
Established: 11 years

www.moorsidecbc.org.uk

enquiries.mcbc@gmail.com

01616201805

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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
31/10/22£71£44£26n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/10/21£54£29£25n/an/an/an/an/a19
31/10/20£27£20£7n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/10/19£40£34£6n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/10/18*£27£27£0£0£0£0n/a015
31/10/17£36£34£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£36£30£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£39£34£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£144£24£120£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oldham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 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
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£4,259 29/04/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Moorside Cricket & Bowling Club
£6,060 15/11/2019
We want to run an after school club for 6-14 year olds from across the local community to engage them in sport and social development.
National Lottery Community Fund - After-school Healthy Activities
£6,760 08/03/2017
12
The funding will be used to hold an out of school activity programme for children aged 6-16. The project aims to provide children with the opportunity to enjoy various sporting activities to become ....more
Sport England - Community Bowls Pavilion
£50,000 10/10/2014
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Community Bowls Pavilion'. This project is a Bowls project, with a focus on older beneficiaries. This ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-75
  • GARY HYMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2013, number: 1153119
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/03/2013, number: 08464614
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR18: 184 days late,
Main office

Moorside Cricket & Bowling Club
Turf Pit Lane
Oldham
OL4 2ND

Objectives

I. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF MOORSIDE, OLDHAM, THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF OLDHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF CROWN GREEN BOWLS, CRICKET AND OTHER SPORTS AT AN AMATEUR LEVEL;II. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVE SPORT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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