Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 8
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ALLEN'S CROSS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for the residents of Allen's Cross and surrounding neighbourhood; aiming to bring together residents, businesses, statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations to make social, educational and leisure facilities available to all.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£101£108£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£68£99£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£129£121£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£188£180£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19*£76£73£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£67£66£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£83£76£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£64£64£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£51£42£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£50£55£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£73£57£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£42£35£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£38£37£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£300£304£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£36£35£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£43£37£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£38£35£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£37£33£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£34£43£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£46£44£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 60 years

http://www.allenscrosscommunity.co.uk/

info@allenscrosscommunity.co.uk

01214783310

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£31,152
National Lottery Community Fund£19,395
Heart Of England Community Foundation£5,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Come and Get Warm
£9,500 01/07/2022
The funding will be used to host a Come and Get Warm project providing 4 hours per week in which families with young children and older people can sit in a warm room chat and have warm refreshments. The project aims to improve health wellbeing and ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£31,152 23/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Allens Cross Community Association
£5,500 15/06/2020
6
Allens Croft is now the site of the Northfield foodbank which it has been operating with staff working longer hours. It also wants to continue to support older people through welfare checks and has asked for help with the extra costs (such as ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Digging Deep
£9,895 06/03/2020
5
The funding will be used to deliver gardening workshops and events for people from diverse backgrounds, of all ages and abilities. This will enable people to learn how to grow their own food and reduce their carbon footprint.
Birmingham City Council - Allens Cross Older People'S Project
£4,209 01/01/2017
ALLENS CROSS OLDER PEOPLE'S PROJECT; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
Birmingham City Council - Allens Cross Older People'S Project
£8,417 01/07/2016
ALLENS CROSS OLDER PEOPLE'S PROJECT; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
Birmingham City Council - Elders' Support
£4,209 01/04/2016
ELDERS' SUPPORT; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
Birmingham City Council - Elders' Support
£16,834 01/04/2015
ELDERS' SUPPORT; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
National Lottery Community Fund - Allen's Cross 'Growing' Neigbourhoods project
£165,855 03/11/2014
60
Not Available
Birmingham City Council - Elders' Support
£16,913 01/10/2014
ELDERS' SUPPORT; Older people; Adult Social Care & Health Third Sector Grants - Day Opportunities
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Allens Cross Community Association
£24,000 28/07/2011
the salary and NI of the Community Worker
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CAMILLE ROBERTS- PITTERS Appointed: 2022
  • DONNA-ROSE CARTER Appointed: 2021
  • JACK DEAKIN Appointed: 2022
  • STEPHEN CLARK Appointed: 2022
  • TERESA HUSSEY (Chair) Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/06/1965, number: 522842
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
  • Investment
  • 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
20 returns made; AR23: 19 days late, AR19: 34 days late,
Main office

Allens Cross Community Centre
24 Tinkers Farm Road
BIRMINGHAM
B31 1RH

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS MAY, BY LAW, BE DEEMED TO BE CHARITABLE AND IN PARTICULAR BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND RESIDENTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION, AND SOCIAL MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT AND TO FURTHER HEALTH, AND TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY SPIRIT FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE AND OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ALLENS CROSS, NORTHFIELD AND ADJACENT DISTRICTS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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