Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 5
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

FRIENDS OF BOURNVILLE PARK 

Friends of Bournville Park provides facilities for recreation and other leisure time activities with the object of improving the social welfare and conditions of life of the residents of Bournville and the surrounding area, in particular but not exclusively by the preservation, promotion, support, assistance and improvement of the Park.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • 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
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
19/11/22£10,645£20,755£-10,11015
19/11/21£13,399£3,817£9,58230
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

facebook.com/bournvillepark

bournvilleparkfriends@yahoo.com

01214581748

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 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 - Detached youthwork development
£9,992 06/01/2023
The funding will be used to establish and implement a 'Detached' Youth Programme for local young people providing greater more meaningful opportunities to support their needs and challenges.
National Lottery Community Fund - Detached Youth Work - Cotteridge and Bournville
£9,990 29/07/2021
The funding will be used to deliver outdoor activity sessions and mentoring support for young people in the local community. The project aims to build positive relationships self-confidence and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/11/2020, number: 1192446
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

8 BEECH RD
BOURNVILLE
BIRMINGHAM
B301LJ

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BOURNVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE BOURNVILLE PARK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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