Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

WYTHALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

The charity manages and maintains the recreational land and buildings of Wythall Park, a 37 acre private park in Worcestershire. It benefits the residents in and near Wythall and some forty local voluntary groups who use the facilities. To sustain the financial viability of the park, the association organises fund-raising events, including the annual carnival and bonfire night.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 27 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 59 years

www.wythall-park.org.uk

office@wythall-park.org.uk

01564823281

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£260£251£9n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/12/21£233£194£39n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/12/20£212£198£14n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/19£251£256£-6n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/12/18*£249£266£-17£0£0£0n/a094
31/12/17£274£287£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£274£281£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£239£238£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£319£334£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£250£239£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£240£241£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£246£247£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£268£271£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£244£242£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£265£272£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£254£254£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£249£253£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£255£241£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£259£229£30£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 80 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 - Repair reinforce and insulate roofs on Community Buildings
£10,000 18/11/2022
The funding will be used to refurbish community buildings situated within a country park that hosts a variety of constituent and local community groups. The project aims to improve a well-used ....more
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£8,000 05/05/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
Sport England - Replace Club House for Redhill Archers & New Indoor Range
£50,000 23/08/2013
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Replace Club House for Redhill Archers & New Indoor Range '. This project lists its main ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/11/1965, number: 243332
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 7 days late, AR05: 50 days late,
Main office

52 Silver Street
Wythall
BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM
B47 6LZ

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WYTHALL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS 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 SAID INHABITANTS. (B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS. (C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WYTHALL PARISH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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