Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

WOODFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE 

Management of Prospect Hall in Woodford Green including maintenance and lettings programme.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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:

  • There are only 4 trustees

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
31/12/22£99£93£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£95£84£11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£82£62£20n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£70£83£-14n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£70£48£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£32£44£-12£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

http://wcc-prospecthall.org.uk/

wcc.prospecthall@gmail.com

02085049364

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Redbridge,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Work and Pensions - SPLICE CREATIVE LIMMITED
£1,044 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - STARLINGS SUPPORT CIC
£9,120 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - STARLINGS SUPPORT CIC
£12,055 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/02/2017, number: 1171494
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

71 ABBOTSFORD GARDENS
WOODFORD GREEN
IG8 9HP

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:5.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN WOODFORD, ESSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF REGULAR SERVICES, PRAYER GROUPS AND PROVISION OF RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION FOR CHILDREN TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE RELIGIOUS PRACTICE BY EXISTING FOLLOWERS AND ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH;5.2 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PERSONS IN WOODFORD, ESSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS IN THE SAME LOCATION AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF ONE OR MORE COMMUNITY CENTRES TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSES; AND5.3 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL, IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES, FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHARITY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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