Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

DISTINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

provide activities and a service for the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/22£18£12£6n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21£26£8£18n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/20£40£40£-1n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/19£13£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/18£11£10£0£0£0£0n/a08
31/03/17£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£12£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£10£9£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£8£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£9£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£9£14£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£15£17£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£27£22£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£24£22£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£9£10£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£21£17£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£10£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£10£12£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

dcomc@yahoo.co.uk

01946834297

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 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
Cumbria Community Foundation - Kitchen refurbishment
£5,000 20/06/2019
Kitchen refurbishment

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/07/1996, number: 1056615
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

CHURCH ROAD
DISTINGTON
WORKINGTON
CUMBRIA
CA14 5TE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE PARISH OF DISTINGTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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