Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 9

TELFORD WEST INDIAN ASSOCIATION

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Telford and adjacent areas[ hereinafter call the area of benefit] without distinction of sex or of political religious or other opinions, by providing or assisting in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare, for recwation and other leisure time occupation with the object of imptoving the conditions of life for the siad inhabitatan

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

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 £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£12	£11	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/22		£8	£8	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/21		£10	£8	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/20		£1	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/19		£7	£6	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/08/18		£3	£5	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17		£5	£7	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£10	£1	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£9	£7	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£4	£4	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13	*	£11	£11	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£10	£13	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11		£21	£28	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10		£20	£32	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/09		£20	£23	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/08		£26	£28	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/07		£23	£23	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/06	*	£18	£12	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/05		£16	£14	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/04		£13	£11	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 42 years

verley.brissett@telford.gov.uk

07973454546

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Telford & Wrekin,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Telford West Indian Association
£1,669	22/10/2022	We wish to pay for a professional tutor to create cross-generational activities for older people to engage with younger people, creating opportunities to learn new skills with steel band music.
National Lottery Community Fund - Caribbean Sunshine Community Steel Band
£9,560	16/09/2022	The funding will be used to teach young people to play music linked to the steel band and create an environment accessible to the non-Caribbean community. The project aims to teach new skills connect ....more The funding will be used to teach young people to play music linked to the steel band and create an environment accessible to the non-Caribbean community. The project aims to teach new skills connect young people with their community provide peer support and friendship.
National Lottery Community Fund - Taste of the Caribbean & community Cafe- Restaurant
£8,000	12/03/2021 0	The funding will be used to set up a community café for the local West Indian community . The project aims to reduce loneliness and isolation by bringing people together.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

JUNIOR BOYCE Appointed: 2020

DAVE GAUNTLETT Appointed: 2020

FITZ JOHNSON

VERLEY BRISSETT (Chair) Appointed: 2005, Other trusteeship: TELFORD AND WREKIN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/01/1982, number: 512187

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

20 returns made; AR13: 114 days late, AR06: 82 days late,

Main office

19 LAKE END DRIVE
TELFORD
TF3 1NU

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF TELFORD AND ADJACENT AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF 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 PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID INHABITANTS, AND IN THE PARTICULAR, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, OF THE AGED, AND OF THE SICK; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; THE PROTECTION OF GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; AND THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACIAL ORIGIN.(C) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND IT'S CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TELFORD AND ADJACENT AREAS

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