Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

PARKFIELDS COMMUNITY CENTRE

Parkfields Community Centre manages a building and surrounding grounds, which are owned by the Presbyterian Church of Wales. It serves the community by letting out rooms at affordable rates for activity, learning, entertainment and other services. In addition it runs projects for children and young people and a Food Hub that includes a Community Fridge.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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£54£59£-6n/a
31/03/22£60£56£4n/a
31/03/21£29£23£6n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

parkfieldsccmold@outlook.com

01352756337

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
  • Flintshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Postcode Community Trust£20,376
Steve Morgan Foundation£14,160
Garfield Weston Foundation£7,500
Woodward Charitable Trust£1,500
Co-Operative Group£1,011
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Community Trust - Project Funding
£20,376 29/09/2023
Funding enabled Parkfields Community Centre to employ a community manager, who developed and led their much needed work tackling disadvantages for local people.
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Parkfields Community Centre
£14,160 25/01/2023
1 year grant for the par-time Youth & Children Worker's salary
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Parkfields Community Fridge
£1,011 22/10/2022
The project will help families and individuals experiencing food poverty.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer Playscheme
£1,500 16/05/2022
Summer Playscheme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 03/09/2021
Parkfields Community Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ANDREA MEARNS Appointed: 2021
  • CATHERINE DIANA JONES Appointed: 2021
  • COREY HAMPTON Appointed: 2024
  • ESTHER ANDREWS Appointed: 2024
  • HAYDN JONES Appointed: 2020
  • MEGAN LLOYD HUGHES DR Appointed: 2023
  • PATRICK OLIVER Appointed: 2020
  • REV MAUREEN ROBERTS Appointed: 2020
  • TINA SUSAN CLAYDON Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/08/2020, number: 1191024
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from PARKFIELDS COMMUNITY CENTRE on 17/02/2022
Main office

Parkfields Community Centre
Ash Grove
MOLD
CH7 1TB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF MOLD, AS A PRACTICAL EXPRESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BUT ON A NON-SECTARIAN BASIS AND 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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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