Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

QUEEN'S PARK COMMUNITY ORGANISATION

We are a grassroots organisation operating in Bedford. We work to address social exclusion due to isolation. We also relieve poverty, develop the capacity and skills of socially and economically disadvantaged people and provide recreation and leisure activities to help people integrate, participate and improve their life conditions.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
31/12/23		£115	£102	£13	n/a
31/12/22		£80	£51	£29	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

www.qpco.org.uk

admin@qpco.org.uk

07824035000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bedford,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Harpur Trust - Grant to Queen's Park Community Organisation
£58,822	07/09/2022 24	Salary of Intervention Officers to provide support for local community
Harpur Trust - Grant to Queen's Park Community Organisation
£2,000	25/04/2022	Queen's Jubilee Parade (4 June 2022)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AYSHA MAGRE Appointed: 2022

EMMA JANE PHELAN Appointed: 2023

ERIC MASIH ESQ (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Estate Agent

JENNIFER FOLEY Appointed: 2022

JULIAN POLHILL Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/06/2022, number: 1199226

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

16 FORD END ROAD
Bedford
MK404JH

Objectives

OUR FOUR OBJECTS ARE:1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.2. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF BEDFORD AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.3. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BEDFORD AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATION WITH 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.4. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN BEDFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.

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