Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Very static board: -5
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

ST. OSWALD'S COMMUNICARE CENTRE 

We run a Parent & Toddler Group. We also have Slimming World, Fitness Classes [8 x 1 hour sessions] Alcoholics Therapy Class once a week , and Photography Club.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female
  • 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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£10£7£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£4£6£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£16£19£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£19£13£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£16£7£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£9£8£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£10£5£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£9£4£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

sylvia.turnbull@ntlworld.com

01915343056

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

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:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/08/2013, number: 1153272
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR19: 137 days late,
Main office

12 Gladwyn Square
Sunderland
SR4 9QZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO:(A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GRINDON, HASTINGS HILL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONALITY, AGE, DISABILITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS 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;(B) ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT, OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS;(C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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