Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

NORTH SMETHWICK DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Provides a range of services and activities either independently or with other local agencies to improve the lives of local families, adults, children and young people. Run time-bound projects including energy and environmental projects We run several small social enterprises providing employment for local people such as match day car parking, community cafe.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly 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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 30 years

www.nsdt.org.uk

info@nsdt.org.uk

01215555672

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£291	£272	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/03/22		£183	£249	£-66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/21	*	£234	£183	£51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20		£199	£184	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/03/19		£177	£218	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/03/18	*	£200	£261	£-61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£339	£323	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£231	£198	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£549	£662	£-113	£0	£85	£49	0.9	5	0
31/03/14		£476	£360	£117	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£242	£229	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£179	£169	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£168	£164	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£169	£164	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£138	£125	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£103	£96	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07?		£25	£35	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/06		£54	£70	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/05		£62	£68	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/04		£52	£78	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Sandwell,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
11 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Power to Change	£111,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,992
Heart Of England Community Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Brightening Communities
£10,000	08/07/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a range of health and wellbeing activities including counselling menopause support and sewing workshops. The project aims to reduce isolation provide information ....more The funding will be used to deliver a range of health and wellbeing activities including counselling menopause support and sewing workshops. The project aims to reduce isolation provide information and support along with improving wellbeing.
Power to Change - North Smethwick Development Trust (PU)
£8,000	04/02/2022	Grant to North Smethwick Development Trust (PU)
Power to Change - North Smethwick Development Trust (PU)
£8,000	04/02/2022	Grant to North Smethwick Development Trust (PU)
Power to Change - Renewal - North Smethwick Development Trust
£20,000	17/03/2021	Grant to Renewal - North Smethwick Development Trust
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - North Smethwick Development Trust
£50,000	16/09/2020	Grant to C-19 CCLORS - North Smethwick Development Trust
Power to Change - C-19 TISS - North Smethwick Development Trust
£25,000	23/07/2020	Grant to C-19 TISS - North Smethwick Development Trust
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to North Smethwick Development Trust
£5,000	09/06/2020 4	Our organisation is responding to the Coronavirus emergency through provision of cooked meals and food parcels to the most vulnerable members of our community. Working with the Smethwick Policing ....more Our organisation is responding to the Coronavirus emergency through provision of cooked meals and food parcels to the most vulnerable members of our community. Working with the Smethwick Policing Team, we have identified 20 homeless people who previously were sleeping rough, but have been placed in temporary accommodation but have no access to food, we are providing food up to 3 times per week including Sundays. We also support children and families in the local North Smethwick Community with cooked meals and food parcels. We have received referrals from supported housing schemes, local schools and community memebrs including referrals from local food banks. We are also working with the Sandwell Go Play scheme and providing activity packs for children with arts and crafts and wish to extend that scheme to include adults who are suffering with their mental health at this time
National Lottery Community Fund - REWIRED (Respecting Every Woman In Relationships Expects Dignity)
£9,992	03/03/2020 11	The funding will be used to deliver an educational programme for women. The project aims to support and equip women to identify and tackle abusive behaviours.
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Futures
£9,906	08/02/2017 12	This group will use the funding to hold a programme of activities to help people young people not in education, training or employment. Participants will be given specific help in areas they are ....more This group will use the funding to hold a programme of activities to help people young people not in education, training or employment. Participants will be given specific help in areas they are lacking in order to improve their chances in life.
Power to Change - North Smethwick Community Development Trust
£10,000	01/12/2016 2	Funding to increase the opportunities to reduce poverty and equality through community business, accelerating the growth of community business and demonstrating the conditions required for community ....more Funding to increase the opportunities to reduce poverty and equality through community business, accelerating the growth of community business and demonstrating the conditions required for community business to florurish in a place
Power to Change - North Smethwick Community Development Trust
£70,269	26/02/2016 36	Grant to North Smethwick Community Development Trust
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to North Smethwick Development Trust
£36,700	28/07/2015	The Flying Tales of Folklore
Power to Change - North Smethwick Community Development Trust
£3,239	01/06/2015	Provided Capacity Support to North Smethwick Community Development Trust
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to North Smethwick Development Trust
£10,000	30/06/2014	Break Away from No Man's Land
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to North Smethwick Development Trust
£40,250	28/08/2013	Sandwell based charity that is re-building its community centre will employ a Project Coordinator to oversee the continuation of services across the community for the community and retain community ....more Sandwell based charity that is re-building its community centre will employ a Project Coordinator to oversee the continuation of services across the community for the community and retain community engagement.
National Lottery Community Fund - New Start in North Smethwick
£460,296	30/05/2013 24	North Smethwick Development Trust will create a community hub that will be a catalyst for positive social, economic and environmental change in the local area. They aim to do this by refurbishing and ....more North Smethwick Development Trust will create a community hub that will be a catalyst for positive social, economic and environmental change in the local area. They aim to do this by refurbishing and extending the existing community building, which will enable local people to access a wider range of services and activities to improve their life chances. Through these services, local people will have improved health and well being and will be able to maximise levels of disposable income.
National Lottery Community Fund - New Start in North Smethwick
£39,690	19/09/2012 12	North Smethwick Development Trust will create a community hub that will be a catalyst for positive social, economic and environmental change in the local area. This grant will enable them to develop ....more North Smethwick Development Trust will create a community hub that will be a catalyst for positive social, economic and environmental change in the local area. This grant will enable them to develop their plans.
National Lottery Community Fund - Get Set Go!
£10,000	27/01/2011 12	This community group based in Smethwick will use funding to run a programme of education sessions for children after school hours. This will provide them with detailed information about healthy food, ....more This community group based in Smethwick will use funding to run a programme of education sessions for children after school hours. This will provide them with detailed information about healthy food, the damage unhealthy food can cause and how to reduce the chances of becoming obese.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-65

ANTHONY MCFARLANE (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Photographer

ASHLEY MARCUS OWEN LEWIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Councillor / Elected Member

MATTHEW TRUMP Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant

PARAMJIT RANDHAWA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Family Support Worker

RAKESH KUMAR AGGARWAL Appointed: 1993, Occupation: Pharmacist

STEVEN BLOOMER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Head Of Finance

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/03/1994, number: 1035308
Registered at Companies House on 03/08/1992, number: 02736636

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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; AR21: 22 days late, AR18: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SANDWELL COMMUNITY HUBS CIO on 08/12/2023

Main office

Brasshouse Community Centre
Brasshouse Lane
Smethwick
West Midlands
B66 1BA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN NORTH SMETHWICK DISTRICT OF SANDWELL THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PERSONS IN HOUSING NEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH SMETHWICK, SANDWELL

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