Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

FRIENDS OF EASTVILLE PARK

Friends of Eastville Park provides a community hub in Eastville Park. We use the hub to promote community cohesion, reduce isolation, promote volunteering in the park and to provide both people and money to improve park facilities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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 ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£82£30£52n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

eastvillepark.org.uk

ftdawn@globalnet.co.uk

07795100165

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Sports & recreational facilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,

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
People's Health Trust - Creative group and Food group
£8,890 13/06/2023
18
This 18-month project sets up a creative group and food group for residents in the Eastville area to the north-east of Bristol city centre. Older residents meet weekly to explore a new craft activity and share their learning, whilst adults ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Friends Of Eastville Park
£4,080 20/12/2022
To provide a Warm Welcoming Space twice a week by providing free refreshments and inclusive activities and signposting to other support.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW DUNCAN GEE Appointed: 2022
  • CHRISTINA MARY QUINNELL Appointed: 2022
  • CHRISTINA STOKES Appointed: 2022
  • GILLIAN CLARE CALLOWAY Appointed: 2022
  • IAN PLAYER Appointed: 2022
  • JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH EDKINS Appointed: 2022
  • MARTYN ANDREW CORDEY Appointed: 2022
  • MAUREEN ELIZABETH LEWIS Appointed: 2022
  • SARAH JANE WEST (Chair) Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2022, number: 1199637
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; AR23: 35 days late,
Main office

Friends Of Eastville Park
c/o Glenfrome Primary School
Cottisford Road
Bristol
BS5 6TY

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF EASTVILLE 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 EASTVILLE PARK.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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