Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

PALLION ACTION GROUP 

PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING MENTORING, ADVOCACY, ONE TO ONE SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ESPECIALLY THOSE MOST VULNERABLE . VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE EMPLOYABILITY, AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS, HOLIDAY PROVISION, JOB SEEKING ASSISTANCE, GUIDANCE. ALSO WE HAVE A WELFARE BENEFITS AND MONEY ADVICE PROJECT FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 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
  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 27 years

www.pallionactiongroup.co.uk

admin@pallionactiongroup.co.uk

01915142011

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£523£484£39£0£695£2556.3255
31/03/22£471£401£70n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/21£430£321£109n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/20£266£214£52n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/19£171£181£-10n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18£221£267£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£296£313£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£365£352£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£316£318£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£227£264£-38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£241£267£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£225£279£-54£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£302£300£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£311£237£73£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£353£290£62£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£270£239£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£203£249£-47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£304£296£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£238£240£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£193£155£38£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
Reserves/Spending: 6.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 43
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 25 employees
  • 5 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
National Lottery Community Fund£232,738
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£63,519
Virgin Money Foundation£50,000
People's Health Trust£36,974
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£25,020
Sport England£16,270
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£7,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH
£9,800 21/07/2023
The funding will be used to deliver additional outreach work and activities to young people aged 11-18 who are at high risk of anti social behaviour during the summer holidays. The project aims to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Celebrating The King’s Coronation
£5,450 17/03/2023
The funding will be used to host three days of events to celebrate the Kings Coronation the events will include arts and crafts baking competitions street parties and afternoon tea. The project aims ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Christmas in the Community
£8,020 07/10/2022
The funding will be used for the group to deliver a 3 month ‘Christmas in the Community’ project for residents of all ages. This will include the creation of costumes carol singers and the group ....more
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Activity Fund
£7,380 26/05/2022
This project will offer a range of healthy fitness/training activities over 40 weeks to benefit people from the local community of Pallion/surrounding areas to get local people actively involved in ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Pallion Action Group
£10,000 17/03/2022
Purchasing a van to support recovery work in Sunderland following the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Pallion Action Group
£9,879 17/03/2022
The ‘Care To Achieve Project’ for young people caught up in the criminal justice system
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Pallion Action Group
£7,000 18/02/2022
purchase of a transit van for a charity supporting disadvantage young people in Tyne and Wear
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Pallion Action Group
£3,339 23/10/2021
Our project addresses social isolation and provides befriending/crafts/social group activities for older people from the Pallion area of Sunderland.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Pallion Action Group
£10,000 07/10/2021
Core costs for a community centre in Sunderland
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Pallion Action Group
£10,000 29/07/2021
Core costs of the organisation's work in Sunderland
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£8,890 23/06/2021
6
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Pallion Action Group
£15,000 20/05/2021
Group work around physical and mental health to support children and young people in Pallion, Sunderland
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Pallion Action Group
£2,880 15/04/2021
Salary costs for a sessional job search tutor
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - providing outdoor activities for young people from Sunderland who are at risk of becoming engaged in anti-social/criminal behaviour
£5,020 18/03/2021
providing outdoor activities for young people from Sunderland who are at risk of becoming engaged in anti-social/criminal behaviour
National Lottery Community Fund - Pallion Action Group
£9,998 05/03/2021
11
The funding will be used to provide a range of holistic therapies including meditation and mindfulness sessions to the local community who are experiencing social isolation economic disadvantage and ....more
People's Health Trust - Active Ageing: Creating Change in Communities Post COVID-19
£36,974 14/09/2020
This two-year project delivers a range of activities to support older residents of Pallion, Sunderland who are socially isolated and experiencing economic disadvantage. Participants attend weekly ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 10/07/2020
Core Costs
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for local residents affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
£10,000 07/05/2020
Support for local residents affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for local residents affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
£10,000 07/05/2020
support for local residents affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Pallion Action Group
£50,000 03/04/2020
24
Grant to support the running costs.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Supporting a Digital Job Club in Sunderland.
£5,760 03/10/2019
Supporting a Digital Job Club in Sunderland.
The Shears Foundation - Pallion Action Group
£5,000 05/08/2019
Youth Opportunities Project
National Lottery Community Fund - H.Y.P.E. Project
£199,470 18/07/2019
36
The funding will help the organisation expand their work identifying and trying to break down barriers that young people may face, including; criminal records, alcohol and substance misuse, sexual ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to PALLION ACTION GROUP
£47,855 19/10/2015
24
Towards core costs of a performing arts programme for disadvantaged young people in Sunderland.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pallion Action Group
£60,400 11/08/2014
24
towards two years' continuation funding of the salaries of the Centre Manager and Finance Worker at a community centre in a deprived area of Sunderland
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to PALLION ACTION GROUP
£23,225 09/06/2014
Towards the salary of a project worker to develop a performing arts programme for disadvantaged young people in Sunderland.
Nationwide Foundation - Grant to Pallion Action Group
£4,822 14/06/2012
To address financial exclusion to give direct delivery to 60+years clients where advice will be given to those most at risk. Consultations with the community results show them missing out on valuable ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pallion Action Group
£56,900 14/03/2012
24
towards two years' continuation funding of staffing salaries for a community resource centre in a disadvantaged area of Tyne and Wear
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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/09/1997, number: 1064481
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/08/1996, number: 03240687
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 121 days late, AR06: 652 days late, AR05: 1017 days late, AR04: 65 days late,
Main office

PALLION ACTION GROUP
5 EAST MOOR ROAD
SUNDERLAND
SR4 6QW

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF PALLION, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF IN THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;B) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME, WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTSS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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