Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

RAY GRAY CENTRE 

We are a long established community centre delivering a programme of activities designed to meet local needs. The centre is situated in the heart of a council estate in one of the most deprived wards of Newcastle.
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Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£13£8£5n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/22£36£21£14n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21£16£11£5n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20£15£23£-8n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£15£9£6n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/18£9£7£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£10£6£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£9£5£4£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.raygraycentre9.wixsite.com

raygraycentre@gmail.com

01912634955

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/07/2015, number: 1162598
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR23: 53 days late, AR17: 113 days late, AR16: 478 days late,
Main office

Stotts Road
Walkergate
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE6 4UH

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF WALKERGATE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, DISABILITY, AGEOR 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 LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT 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 THE ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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