Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 14

WILDSIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE

Provision of a wide variety of adventurous and environmental activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been 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 including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 27 years

wildsideac.co.uk

info@wildsideac.co.uk

01902 754612

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£227	£171	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22	£177	£155	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/21	£200	£167	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/03/20	£101	£105	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	36
31/03/19	£143	£103	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	36
31/03/18	£83	£89	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£89	£72	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£64	£54	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£66	£81	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£115	£111	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£104	£111	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£106	£115	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£111	£105	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£105	£107	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£111	£113	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£118	£120	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£100	£100	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£104	£109	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£117	£140	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£138	£120	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellness From Wildness
£390,710	28/02/2020	This project will improve the health and wellbeing of people from across Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire through contact with the natural world, particularly targeted at those with additional ....more This project will improve the health and wellbeing of people from across Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire through contact with the natural world, particularly targeted at those with additional needs and long-term health issues. Activities will include canoeing, cycling, narrow boat trips, walking, woodworking, pond-dipping, bird watching and seasonal activities such as Christmas wreath making. This will bring people together to learn new skills and enjoy nature.
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP3 - Wellbeing at Wildside
£40,610	30/05/2018 12	This group will provide therapeutic activity sessions outdoors, including boat trips and nature-themed story-telling, for people living with the effects of disabilities, poor mental health or ....more This group will provide therapeutic activity sessions outdoors, including boat trips and nature-themed story-telling, for people living with the effects of disabilities, poor mental health or long-term health needs. People will be encouraged to connect with nature, to help reduce stress, anxiety and isolation, and improve their health and wellbeing.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Wildside Activity Centre
£4,650	17/05/2018 12	Grant to Wildside Activity Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - The Wildside VITAMIN N Project (where N stands for Nature)
£4,240	18/01/2017 12	This group will use the funding to provide outdoor activity sessions, including boat trips, for people living with the effects of disabilities, poor mental health or long-term health needs. This will ....more This group will use the funding to provide outdoor activity sessions, including boat trips, for people living with the effects of disabilities, poor mental health or long-term health needs. This will reduce social isolation and improve beneficiariesâ€™ health and well-being.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Wildside Activity Centre
£14,610	22/03/2016 12	The grant will enable the charity to see how its services can sufficiently be used and developed to support the needs of people who have barriers to employment and adults recovering from mental ill ....more The grant will enable the charity to see how its services can sufficiently be used and developed to support the needs of people who have barriers to employment and adults recovering from mental ill health.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-74

BRIAN FEREDAY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

ELLEN LOUISE POTTS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Probation Service Officer

KEVIN SANKEY (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Product Owner

LEONARD LEO KRUCZEK Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Retired

ROBERT HOWARD MARRIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE HAVEN WOLVERHAMPTON, BELIEVE TO ACHIEVE,

RICHARD WESTWOOD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Brewer, Non Executive Director

STEPHEN JOHN DOWNS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

SUKHMINDER CHAHAL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Local Government - Economic Inclusion Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/11/1996, number: 1059246
Registered at Companies House on 23/08/1996, number: 03241721

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

WILDSIDE ACTIVITY CENTRE
HORDERN ROAD
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV6 0HA

Objectives

TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY CENTRE TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WOLVERHAMPTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

WOLVERHAMPTON

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