Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 5

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

2 Trustees: -2

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -3

HEXHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Hexham Community Association brings together the residents from the Hexham Estate and North Whitley area, with charities and the local authority to work together to help to improve education and employment opportunities and carry out activities for the welfare and leisure of the people who live in the local area and its neighbourhoods.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no 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 2 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
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£15,877	£14,899	£978	6
31/03/22	*	£24,997	£20,394	£4,603	6
31/03/21		£24,818	£21,841	£2,977	4
31/03/20		£24,600	£23,332	£1,268	6
31/03/19		£24,500	£21,859	£2,641	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

hexhamcommunityassociation2021@gmail.com

01183751172

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Reading,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental and Wellbeing for Hexham and Staverton Road Communities
£9,120	05/08/2022	The funding will be used to provide outreach mental health workers yoga lessons and support vulnerable families with food provisions. The project aims to help to improve the mental well-being issues ....more The funding will be used to provide outreach mental health workers yoga lessons and support vulnerable families with food provisions. The project aims to help to improve the mental well-being issues and support vulnerable people in the community.
CAF - Grant to Hexham Community Association
£2,500	08/06/2020 3	Grant to Hexham Community Association to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Meeting the challenges pose by COVID 19 on our services
£9,500	22/05/2020 12	The funding will be used to support people in the community with meals and home activities. The project aims to respond to the immediate crisis and continue to support people who are facing ....more The funding will be used to support people in the community with meals and home activities. The project aims to respond to the immediate crisis and continue to support people who are facing challenges.
National Lottery Community Fund - Refurbishment of Toilets etc
£9,041	27/03/2018 12	The organisation will refurbish and improve the local community centre to support people and groups within the community and make the centre more accessible.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

SIMON JULIUS MAZIKU Appointed: 2021

SHEBORA KAMARA Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeships: SIERRA LEONE FOUNDATION, NEW LIFE KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES.,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/10/2017, number: 1174946

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR23: 58 days late, AR22: 16 days late,

Main office

1A BAMBURGH CLOSE
READING
RG2 7UD

Objectives

1) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.2) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANOTHER ORGANISATION IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS. 3) FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY BE DECIDED FROM TIME TO TIME.

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