Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 4

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 9

CASTLE HILL COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST

The Charity provides and maintains a Community Centre, for the use of the inhabitants of the North West of Ipswich and also for the wider community in the surrounding area. It includes use for meetings, lectures and classes over a broad range of interests, and for other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupations, It provides space for other charitable organisations including a nursery school

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£132,181	£104,157	£28,024	8
31/03/22	£125,106	£100,029	£25,077	6
31/03/21	£116,141	£90,265	£25,876	11
31/03/20	£158,935	£179,463	£-20,528	0
31/03/19	£332,615	£78,438	£254,177	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

http://www.castlehillcommunitycentre.co.uk/

chbookings@outlook.com

01473747053

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 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 - Foodbank Project
£10,000	09/06/2023	The funding will be used to purchase food supplies and essential items for the foodbank service. The project aims to enable people to access their basic needs during the cost of living crisis.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,000	14/08/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

EDWIN CANDY MR Appointed: 2020

HAZEL STAPLETON Appointed: 2017

MAUREEN PATRICIA GRENFELL Appointed: 2022

RICHARD JOHN SKINNER Appointed: 2017

ROGER BARNES Appointed: 2021

RAYMOND LESLIE BOGGIS (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARY & ST.BOTOLPH'S WHITTON, IPSWICH.,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2018, number: 1178607

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

CASTLE HILL COMMUNITY CENTRE
HIGHFIELD ROAD
IPSWICH
IP1 6DG

Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH WEST IPSWICH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, 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 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.

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