Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 7

ELSWICK COMMUNITY POOL AND LEISURE CENTRE CIO

Promoting community participation in healthy recreation in Elswick and the adjoining areas, through provision of facilities to enable people to take part in swimming and other sports and activities capable of improving physical health and fitness.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is predominantly female

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
31/08/23		£797	£688	£108	£0	£377	£327	5.7	40	10
31/08/22		£667	£656	£11	£0	£268	£213	3.9	34	15
31/08/21		£554	£484	£70	£0	£258	£181	4.5	28	12
31/08/20	*	£389	£368	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19?		£169	£3	£166	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
08/10/18	*	£1	£0	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 5.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 4.3

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 7 years

chair@elswickpool.co.uk

01914814101

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Recreation

GiG Classification

Community sports activities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Newcastle Upon Tyne City,

Who it helps

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

Sport England	£69,753
Power to Change	£60,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£7,120

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Coronation Celebration 2023
£1,180	28/03/2023	This funding will be used to deliver a one-off event to celebrate the King's Coronation in an area where people are affected by deprivation. The project aims to bring people together improve wellbeing and improve community cohesion.
Power to Change - Elswick Community Pool & Leisure Centre CIO (RCF)
£10,000	12/12/2022	Grant to Elswick Community Pool & Leisure Centre CIO (RCF)
National Lottery Community Fund - Elswick leisure celebrates the Jubilee
£5,940	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to host a one-day event to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to bring the diverse community together to celebrate and reduce the feeling of isolation.
Sport England - COVID-19 CLRF
£51,200	12/07/2021 5	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Leisure Recovery Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CLRF. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
Sport England - Covid19 Return to Play
£8,553	02/06/2021 2	Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Covid19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000	10/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Power to Change - C-19 Response - Elswick Community Pool and Leisure Centre CIO
£50,000	27/05/2020	Grant to C-19 Response - Elswick Community Pool and Leisure Centre CIO
Power to Change - Elswick Community Pool and Leisure Centre CIO
£138,273	01/11/2017	Grant to Elswick Community Pool and Leisure Centre CIO

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

DIANE FALLON TAIT Appointed: 2017

GERARD HUNWICK (Chair) Appointed: 2017

HANNAH LOUISE MACKAY-CHRISTIE Appointed: 2017

HELEN MARY DIX Appointed: 2021

JULIE BLACKIE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Finance Director

JOANNA LESLEY ELSON Appointed: 2021

NIAMH MICHELLE CUNNINGHAM Appointed: 2020

SHAZAD KHAN Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/08/2017, number: 1174227

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR20: 81 days late, AR18: 56 days late,

Main office

Elswick Community Leisure Centre
Elswick Park
Beech Grove Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 6RS

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN ELSWICK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SWIMMING AND OTHER SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF IMPROVING PHYSICAL HEALTH AND FITNESS. 2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ELSWICK 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

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