Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 6

Income diversified: +3
Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 19

CENTRE4 LIMITED

A Community Hub that provides office space to organisations that offer services and activities that benefit disadvantaged communities. We have a Sports Hall and field, full Day Nursery, Conference facility and ad hoc room hire/meeting rooms. Activities include Ethical Recruitment Agency, social opportunities, Centre4 Advice, Social Prescribing, ConnectNEL and much more

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Income generation is well diversified
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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 including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board is predominantly female

Established: 29 years

www.centre4.org.uk

enquiries@centre4.org.uk

01472236688

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23		£2,052	£2,153	£-101	£200	£2,539	£853	4.8	104	38
31/03/22		£2,986	£2,714	£272	£932	£2,640	£881	3.9	105	33
31/03/21		£1,670	£1,529	£142	£411	£2,368	£743	5.8	72	10
31/03/20		£1,333	£1,003	£330	£0	£2,226	£660	7.9	46	12
31/03/19		£947	£858	£89	£0	£1,896	£244	3.4	39	12
31/03/18		£705	£704	£1	£2	£1,807	£318	5.4	36	0
31/03/17		£664	£641	£23	£32	£1,806	£248	4.6	30	0
31/03/16	*	£711	£661	£50	£0	£401	£221	4	30	0
31/03/15		£638	£655	£-17	£27	£352	£224	4.1	25	0
31/03/14		£453	£389	£64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£393	£350	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£293	£345	£-51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£472	£452	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£400	£339	£61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£466	£324	£142	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08?		£176	£188	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/07		£249	£281	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/06	*	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05		£245	£252	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04		£313	£330	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 12.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 34%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 5.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

104 employees
38 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	£460,000
DCMS	£17,900
Co-Op Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Power to Change - CENTRE4 LIMITED (RCF)
£10,000	12/12/2022	Grant to CENTRE4 LIMITED (RCF)
Co-Op Foundation - Community Hub Refurbishment
£10,000	02/12/2021	Grant to support the group through the financial challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£17,900	05/08/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Power to Change - Centre4 Ltd
£450,000	12/06/2019 35	Grant to Centre4 Ltd
Tudor Trust - Grant to Centre4 Limited
£40,000	14/12/2018 12	towards the redevelopment of the first floor of a community centre on the Nunsthorpe estate in Grimsby
Power to Change - Centre4 Ltd
£300,000	17/09/2018	Grant to Centre4 Ltd
Power to Change - Centre4 Ltd
£123,077	18/07/2018 11	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 - Centre4 Ltd
£81,923	01/07/2017 11	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
Tudor Trust - Grant to Centre4 Limited
£7,500	27/03/2017 12	towards the development of new activities to bring the community together, plus a contribution to new stage curtains for a community centre on the Nunsthorpe estate in Grimsby
Power to Change - Centre4 Ltd
£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
Tudor Trust - Grant to Centre4 Limited
£50,000	19/10/2015 24	over two years towards the running costs of an information and advice service at this community centre on the Nunsthorpe estate in Grimsby
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Second Avenue Resource Centre Limited
£30,000	17/08/2012	the salary of the Chief Officer and of the Receptionist/Clerical Assistant

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-78

ANNE JULIE HAMES (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Company Director

ELIZABETH ANN NORMAN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Housewife, Other trusteeships: THE FLOTTERGATE HOMES GRIMSBY, GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES METHODIST CHURCH CIRCUIT, KENYA KIDS,

JOHN MATTHEW STOCKTON Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Electronic Security Systems

JANE BRAMLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Carer, Other trusteeship: GRIMSBY, CLEETHORPES AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU,

PAMELA TAYLOR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

WENDY TRASK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Local Authority Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/09/1995, number: 1049128
Registered at Companies House on 29/06/1995, number: 03074118

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
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; AR16: 1 days late, AR06: 16 days late,

Main office

Centre4
17a Wootton Road
Grimsby
DN33 1HE

Objectives

(1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISABILITY AND INFIRMITY (2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF OR BY PROMOTING THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES (3) TO PROVIDE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THEY ARE INTENDED, HAVING THE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF AGE, YOUTH, SEX, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, POVERTY, OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NUNSTHORPE AND BRADLEY PARK ESTATES OF GRIMSBY

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