Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

CURROCK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Together with 3rd party sector, provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation/leisure time occupation with the object of improving life conditions for Carlisle inhabitants, particularly Currock. Secure/manage/maintain the community centre for the encouragement/promotion of activities by the Association and its constituent bodies in furtherance of above objectives.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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£85£94£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£79£62£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£53£57£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£86£70£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£89£77£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£66£59£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£72£55£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

https://carlislematters.co.uk/currock/

tishf@currockcc.co.uk

01228591868

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund£77,600
Sport England£1,560
Cumbria Community Foundation£500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Development Worker
£65,000 21/06/2023
This funding will be used to employ a Community Development worker for 20 hours a week. The project aims to support all walks of life to participate in positive activity to improve the quality of their lives; physically and mentally.
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Walking Netball
£1,560 21/11/2022
The project will establish a permanent walking netball team with the aim of competing within leagues, enhancing physical activity and reducing social isolation. The project would allow centre staff and local netball coaches to be given relevant ....more
Cumbria Community Foundation - Dementia Exercise Social Group
£500 21/07/2022
12
Dementia Exercise Social Group
National Lottery Community Fund - Currock's Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration
£2,600 08/04/2022
The funding will be used to organise a 1952 themed afternoon tea party to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to bring people together in a multigenerational accessible and all-inclusive event.
National Lottery Community Fund - Development Project
£10,000 30/09/2021
The funding will be used to employ a Development Working who will engage with the wider community and build networks to provide activities and services for local residents. This aims to ensure the sustainability of the venue will reducing isolation ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • COLIN WILLIAM GLOVER (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • CHRISTOPHER WILLS Appointed: 2021
  • CLLR LISA BROWN Appointed: 2024
  • EMMA SUSAN DAVIDSON Appointed: 2023
  • GARRY CUNNINGHAM Appointed: 2023
  • KATHRYN BOWSTEAD Appointed: 2021
  • MAJOR ALAN PAUL CHANDLER Appointed: 2017
  • PAUL ALEXANDER HERON Appointed: 2021
  • THOMAS WILLIAM EARL Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/05/2015, number: 1161578
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR21: 30 days late,
Main office

Currock Community Association
Lediard Avenue
CARLISLE
CA2 4BS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF CARLISLE AND IN PARTICULAR THAT AREA KNOWN AS CURROCK DISTRICT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS 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) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, SUCH A CENTRE FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ACTIVITIES BY THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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