Finance Score: -11
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -12 ?

WHALLEY SPORTS COMMUNITY PARK

WSCP purpose is a long lease on community green land for public use at Mitton Rd/Station Rd in Whalley Lancashire.Public benefits are :-a) Protection, conservation and improvement of this land b) Free or low cost, continual access for healthy recreation and social welfare.c) Provision of land for the Cricket Club, Juniors Football Club, Tennis Club, Bowls Club and Forest Garden.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£4£16£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£20£5£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£1£6£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£22£21£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

smith.jonfred@gmail.com

01254824029

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID SLEIGHT Appointed: 2015
  • ELIZABETH COLEMAN Appointed: 2017
  • GILLIAN ANNE DARBYSHIRE Appointed: 2015
  • JOHN STEPHEN KENNY Appointed: 2015
  • JONATHAN FREDERIC SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • JUNE MARGARET BROWN Appointed: 2015
  • MARK DARBYSHIRE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Accountant
  • MARTIN JOHN HIGHTON Appointed: 2015
  • MICHAEL THOMAS SEERY Appointed: 2015
  • STEPHEN JOHN BARKER Appointed: 2015
  • SUSAN SMITH Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/05/2015, number: 1161880
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR20: 9 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 2 days late,
Main office

82 King Street
Whalley
Clitheroe
BB7 9SN

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WHALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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