Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

HORDEN COMMUNITY WELFARE FOOTBALL CLUB

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of Association Football and activities capable of improving physical fitness, health and well-being for the benefit of children, young people and adults within the community of Horden, County Durham and its surrounding areas.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?

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
31/03/24£95£94£2n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

https://www.hcwfc.com/

hordencw2017@gmail.com

07725 997106

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • 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
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Horden Community Welfare Football Club
£10,000 30/06/2022
Purchasing football equipment to enable provision for young people in horden
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Horden Community Welfare Football Club
£3,000 23/06/2022
Core cost funding for the day to day running of the new junior section academy for 5-18 year olds in horden, county durham

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHRISTOPHER CAIN (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • IAN STAMP Appointed: 2018
  • LIAM POTTS Appointed: 2021
  • MALCOLM YORKE Appointed: 2018
  • RYAN CUTHBERT Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/04/2023, number: 1202870
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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

HORDEN WELFARE PARK FOOTBALL GROUND
EDEN STREET
HORDEN
PETERLEE
SR8 4LH

Objectives

3.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF HORDEN AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS: 3.1.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS ARTICLE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES); 3.1.2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. 3.1.3 TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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