Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WELLBEING AT GARON PARK

Wellbeing activities for the local community and residents
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • 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£35£49£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£73£166£-93n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£243£279£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£85£18£67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£96£13£83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£37£22£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.wellbeingatgaronpark.com

wellbeing@garonpark.com

07946855295

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Southend-on-sea,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

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£13,514
Essex Community Foundation£10,645
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Wellbeing At Garon Park CIO
£3,015 08/02/2024
to deliver a range of activities for young people across Southend to improve health and wellbeing and reducing the chances of engaging in anti-social behaviour
Essex Community Foundation - Wellbeing At Garon Park CIO
£830 13/11/2023
to support the health and wellbeing of local people and enhance an outdoor space for community use in Southend
Essex Community Foundation - Wellbeing At Garon Park CIO
£1,300 02/06/2023
to support the health and wellbeing of local people and enhance an outdoor space for community use in Southend
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Wellbeing At Garon Park CIO
£2,000 12/05/2022
for a community event celebrating the queens jubilee and showcasing the facilities at Garon Park in Southend
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellbeing at Garon Park Community Jubilee Celebration
£5,912 01/04/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a Queen’s Jubilee Event on Sunday 5 June 2022 which will also be a way to officially open facilities and host a programme of free activities for local families. These will include a Jubilee Street party music ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellbeing At Garon Park
£7,602 29/04/2021
The funding will be used to install socially distanced seating in the communal green space at Garon Park.. The project aims to improve the park and allow for people to safely come together to improve health and wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 06/11/2020
Wellbeing At Garon Park - Wellbeing Trail
Essex Community Foundation - Wellbeing At Garon Park Community Garden
£3,500 24/09/2020
towards the costs of establishing a community garden project to support local residents mental health in Southend
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellbeing at Garon Park - Path Project
£244,397 29/08/2019
35
Wellbeing at Garon Park - Path Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellbeing At Garon Park Men's Shed
£9,950 24/01/2019
12
The organisation will use the funding to address issues of isolation in the community by bringing people and a variety of groups and organisations together.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ARON PRIEST Appointed: 2024
  • CLIVE RICHARD SHIRET Appointed: 2017
  • CHRISTINE JANE WYATT Appointed: 2022
  • DEBORAH ANNE GARROWAY Appointed: 2024
  • JOHN JAMES BURRAGE Appointed: 2023
  • TREVOR ALAN MARGERISON Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/06/2018, number: 1178841
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR20: 3 days late,
Main office

CRICKET PAVILION
GARON PARK
SOUTHEND ON SEA
ESSEX
SS2 4FA
SS2 4FA

Objectives

TO ASSIST CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE BODIES WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHEND ON SEA AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING SECURE AND PRIVATE FACILITIES:A) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SENSORY HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS; AND/ORB) FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THOSE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR HEALTH, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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