Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 1
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

WESTERHOPE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO

The charity has been set up in preparation for a transfer of assets of a community centre and land from Newcastle City Council as part of their divestment policy. The Charity is currently dormant awaiting Council decisions on the terms of that transfer.The Community Centre is currently managed by our charity Westerhope and District Community Association registered charity number 1044378.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

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
  • This charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/24£0£0£0n/a
31/03/23£0£0£0n/a
31/03/22£0£0£0n/a
31/03/21£0£0£0n/a
31/03/20?£0£0£0n/a
31/03/18£0£0£0n/a
31/03/17£0£0£0n/a
31/03/16*£0£0£0n/a

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

www.westerhopecommunityassociation.co.uk

westhopecommunity@btconnect.com

01912673757

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - Refurbishment of the flooring
£5,500 03/07/2020
Refurbishment of fabric of building at Westerhope Community Association

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANTHONY JOHN BELL Appointed: 2015
  • DAVID HODGSON Appointed: 2021
  • DAVID JOHN LYNN ARMSTRONG Appointed: 2015
  • KENNETH ALBERT BURN Appointed: 2015
  • PATRICIA ANN BELL Appointed: 2015
  • RAYMOND MCCALL Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/02/2015, number: 1160512
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR16: 37 days late,
Main office

Westerhope Community Association
Hillhead Road
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE5 1NE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF WESTERHOPE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND ADJOINING AREAS WITHIN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND (?THE AREA OF BENEFIT?), WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL 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 OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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