Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

PARK COMMUNITY ACTION

Park Community Action operates in one of the most deprived areas of Sheffield. We run a local forum and a community centre which includes a volunteer run library, a cafe and youth club. The objects are to improve the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area by advancing education and by providing facilities for social and leisure time activities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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£38£32£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£17£32£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£58£46£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£83£75£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£56£53£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£41£58£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£78£79£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/16*£76£73£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

PARKCOMMUNITYACTION@GMAIL.COM

0114 275 2303

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£6,400
Co-Operative Group£2,635
Tudor Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Park Community Action at Park Centre and Library
£2,635 23/10/2021
We would put up protective screening, change layouts and improve electrical, catering and sanitation provision at our community centre, sports hall, cafe, food pantry, library, garden and allotment.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Park Community Action
£2,000 05/03/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,400 02/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Park Community Action
£50,000 15/03/2018
36
over three years as continuation funding towards core salaries at a community hub and library in Park Hill, Sheffield
Tudor Trust - Grant to Park Community Action
£47,000 19/11/2014
36
over three years towards the salaries of two new part-time posts of caretaker and catering manager at a community association in central Sheffield

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHRISTINE ROBINSON Appointed: 2017
  • COUNCILLOR SIONED-MAIR RICHARDS Appointed: 2020
  • DAVE WATKINS Appointed: 2020
  • FRANK LESLIE ABEL Appointed: 2009
  • JEAN MARY JONES Appointed: 2009
  • JOSEPH BUSSEY Appointed: 2021
  • KEITH CRAWSHAW Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Consultant
  • ROSALIE DIANE HILL Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/12/2014, number: 1159498
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR16: 10 days late,
Main office

Park Community Action
Samson Street
Sheffield
S2 5QT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE MANOR AREA OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD ('THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, RACE, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PROVIDE COMMUNITY BASED LIBRARY AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES, PROTECT HEALTH, IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT, ENSURE ADEQUATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND RELIEVE POVERTY, DISTRESS OR SICKNESS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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