Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

SPENNYMOOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Providing activities for Children, Young People and Families. Including Junior, Inters and Duke of Edinburgh Award. Inter Generational Work, Health & Well Being Services, ICT Access and Support. Room Hire for Community Groups and Private Hire for Events. Room Hire for Education Purposes. Community Allotment. Support including, Food Parcel, and Community Cafe and Volunteer Support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • 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
  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Why is the Board composition very static?

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
31/12/23£189£177£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£161£158£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£167£189£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£285£210£74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£88£66£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£47£62£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£66£62£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

www.syaca.co.uk

info@syaca.co.uk

01388816331

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Allotments & gardens
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
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
National Lottery Community Fund£191,434
DCMS£79,048
National Lottery Heritage Fund£8,100
County Durham Community Foundation£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Spennymoor Youth and Community Association
£1,239 21/10/2023
We would like to provide tools, compost, plants and seeds to enable us to grow produce and develop our community garden and community spaces. Our project will supply local food projects.
National Lottery Community Fund - Communities Together: Stepping UP
£191,434 20/07/2022
The funding will be used to continue and expand their services supporting marginalised and isolated residents financially and socially across both communities in Spennymoor and Tudhoe areas of County Durham.
County Durham Community Foundation - Care/ food parcels project
£3,000 27/11/2020
Towards care and food parcels.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£79,048 25/06/2020
"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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Spennymoor Youth and Community Association
£8,100 29/01/2020
Spennymoor Reflections
National Lottery Community Fund - Communities Together
£149,775 18/10/2018
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The group will develop services in two community centres serving the Spennymoor and Tudhoe areas of County Durham. Services will be targeted at older people to reduce isolation and loneliness and increase independence, as well as specific activities ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Network Connect
£4,500 11/10/2017
To support Network Connect with equipping the centre with a new modern computer server and network.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BARBARA GRAHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2016
  • NEIL CROWTHER FOSTER Appointed: 2016
  • WAYNE GIBSON Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/12/2016, number: 1170497
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

Spennymoor Youth & Community Centre
Rushmoor
Merrington View
Spennymoor
County Durham
DL16 6PP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SPENNYMOOR AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED 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 YOUTH AND 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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