Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

WINDMILL HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

A membership-based organisation run by volunteers, providing activities and events of benefit to local people in the Windmill Hill and surrounding Bedminster area. Activities include dancing, yoga, fitness, seniors group, children's groups, youth group and various meetings and social groups. Hall is hired for parties, rehearsals and other events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • 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
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 26 years

www.whca.org.uk

info@whca.org.uk

01179634159

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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
31/01/23£11£9£1n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/01/22£35£46£-11n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/01/21£32£21£12n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/01/20£30£24£7n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/01/19*£24£18£6n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/01/18£29£20£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£31£26£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£25£21£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/15£22£18£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14£21£18£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/13£20£19£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/12*£19£20£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11£22£18£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10£24£14£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/09£15£16£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/08£13£14£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/07*£14£12£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/06?£15£15£0£0£0£0n/a00
12/01/05*£14£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
12/01/04£12£10£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 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
Quartet Community Foundation - Saving energy at Windmill Hill Community Centre - improving glazing and Energy Saving Week
£5,000 29/09/2016
12
A contribution toward the cost of energy efficiency improvements and an energy fair at this well community centre.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/12/1997, number: 1066925
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 6 days late, AR12: 34 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 23 days late,
Main office

VIVIAN STREET
WINDMILL HILL
BEDMINSTER
BRISTOL
BS3 4LW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE OF THE INHABITANTS OF WINDMILL HILL AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE .

Defined Area of Benefit:

WINDMILL HILL, (BRISTOL)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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