Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

WINGATE AND STATION TOWN FAMILY CENTRE 

Support for local families to improve quality of life through raised aspirations, healthy lifestyles, improved employability and social inclusion.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

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 and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
Established: 26 years

alison.nutter@yahoo.com

01429835241

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
31/03/22*£62£47£15n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21*£62£41£21n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20£53£55£-2n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/19£72£67£5n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/18*£77£94£-17£0£0£0n/a03
31/03/17£161£158£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£135£145£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£145£139£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£148£146£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£140£157£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£168£166£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£187£141£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£122£142£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£141£136£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£102£131£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£123£124£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£178£176£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£179£176£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£192£164£27£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 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 - Families Co-ordinator
£9,984 10/01/2020
11
The funding will be used to hire a family coordinator to help design, organise and deliver a wide range of activities and services to help meet the needs of local disadvantaged families in County ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Wingate & Station Town Family Centre
£69,340 26/06/2019
36
The play rangers programme will deliver varied outdoor activities for children and young people living in Wingate, an isolated part of Durham, supporting them to develop positive relationships, life ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Family Cafe
£5,000 24/01/2019
To support a family cafe for parents to prepare healthy food for themselves and their children.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£9,984 01/01/2019
Local mothers living in Wingate, Station Town, Haswell and Shotton will have improved opportunities to engage in positive activities to improve their health and well-being. 40 mothers will have ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Family Services Lead worker
£9,984 06/12/2018
To support a Family Services Lead worker.
County Durham Community Foundation - Replacement gas boiler
£2,500 28/08/2018
To replace a boiler.
County Durham Community Foundation - Weekly KinderKrafts sessions
£5,000 31/10/2017
Towards weekly kinder kraft sessions.
County Durham Community Foundation - Magic Memories
£4,250 11/10/2017
Towards the "Magic Memories" project.
County Durham Community Foundation - Play and Learn Together
£3,500 19/07/2016
Towards weekly family sessions.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Head of Wingate Family Centre Salary and on costs Year 3
£31,300 01/04/2015
Towards Head of Wingate Family Centre Salary and on costs Year 3
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Wingate & Station Town Family Centre
£30,000 12/05/2014
Towards the salary of a co-ordinator to support an organisation demonstrating best practice to provide crucial local services and new models of work in a disadvantaged area
Sport England - East Durham Belles
£170,400 30/04/2014
Funding under Sport England's Community Sport Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'East Durham Belles '. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Wingate & Station Town Family Centre
£92,000 05/12/2013
36
towards three years' salary of the Head of Wingate Family Centre in East Durham that provides engagement activities and support to families in a deprived ex-coalmining community
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Wingate & Station Town Family Centre
£16,000 30/05/2012
the salary costs of the Head of Centre Manager
Sport England - East Durham Belles
£209,475 31/01/2011
Funding under Sport England's Themed Round 2 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'East Durham Belles'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/07/1998, number: 1070535
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 30 days late, AR21: 52 days late, AR18: 42 days late,
Main office

11 Gray Square
WINGATE
TS28 5BX

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR ALL FAMILIES WITHIN THE VILLAGES OF STATION TOWN, HUTTON HENRY AND WINGATE AND THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES FOR THE EDUCATION, RELIEF OF POVERTY, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND THE PROMOTION OF GOOD STANDARDS OF CHILD CARE AMONGST PARENTS AND CARERS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID FAMILIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE VILLAGES OF STATION TOWN, HUTTON HENRY & WINGATE & THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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