Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 12
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

ST WERBURGHS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

SWCA manages the St Werburghs Community Centre and promotes the benefit and social welfare of the local people in a common effort to advance health, education and good relationships. SWCA serves the communities of Inner City wards, which have the highest percentage of BME residents in Bristol and are ranked amongst the most deprived 10% nationally in terms of multiple deprivation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 gender 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 25 years

www.stwerburghs.org.uk

office@stwerburghs.org.uk

01179551351

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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*£319£433£-114n/an/an/an/an/a90
31/03/22£291£370£-78n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/21£565£508£57£0£1,131£2836.715100
31/03/20£314£325£-11n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/03/19£297£282£14n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/18£256£284£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£252£272£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£218£259£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£213£225£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£217£237£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£244£195£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£210£170£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£410£158£252£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£948£134£814£3£852£10.140
31/03/09£176£137£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£142£114£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£138£141£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£151£149£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£166£161£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£153£167£-15£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 90 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
Power to Change£206,014
Quartet Community Foundation£118,216
DCMS£36,152
National Lottery Community Fund£29,926
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to St Werburghs Community Association
£50,000 07/09/2023
To undertake the role of a Community Hub for St Werburghs.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to St Werburghs Community Association
£10,000 05/09/2023
For the Raking & Baking Project, engaging local people in growing food and cooking healthy meals, improving people’s wellbeing and counteracting isolation.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to St Werburghs Community Association
£5,000 14/03/2023
Raking & Baking Project offers multicultural and intergenerational activities engaging local people in growing food and cooking healthy meals, improving people’s wellbeing and counteracting ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Events Hub
£9,926 24/02/2023
The funding will be used to develop an ‘Events Hub’ at their community centre and improve their advice services and access to support services. It will be used to provide volunteer and training ....more
Sport England - COVID19 - Active Together (Crowdfunding)
£0 23/02/2023
Funding under Sport England's Crowdfunder Initiative, 'Active Together'. This was an online crowdfunding campaign which Sport England contributed towards, with a pledge value of £4,000. They ....more
Power to Change - ST WERBURGHS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (RCF)
£10,000 12/12/2022
Grant to ST WERBURGHS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (RCF)
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to St Werburghs Community Association
£5,000 20/10/2022
Towards longer opening hours at the community centre and developing digital inclusion, wellbeing activities and events, open access signposting and support.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to St Werburghs Community Association
£4,837 17/08/2022
To hold community events to share knowledge about the small steps everyone can take to tackle climate change, focusing on ways to reduce carbon emissions in relation to food and travel.
National Lottery Community Fund - Digital and Economic Inclusion Services
£10,000 08/10/2021
The organisation will use the funding to continue the provision of open access public computers associated IT support and signposting services from their community hub to enable people who are ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Development Manager post
£29,379 27/05/2021
12
To establish more meaningful partnerships and collaborations, build on the existing diverse networks and links (memberships) in result expanding on service delivery at the Centre. Key milestones to ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£36,152 22/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - LED lighting and community engagement
£4,000 04/08/2020
For the replacement of the main entrance lobby lighting with LED fittings to help reduce the carbon footprint and improve the sustainability of this well used community centre.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to St Werburghs Community Association
£5,000 18/06/2020
Toward Covid-19 related support during the school holidays, including distribution of food and other necessary items, as well as signposting, befriending and printing/PC services for those digitally ....more
Power to Change - St Werburghs Community Association
£196,014 11/12/2019
24
Grant to St Werburghs Community Association
Quartet Community Foundation - Improvements to St Werburghs Community Centre IT systems
£5,000 18/07/2019
11
For improvements to St Werburghs Community Centre's IT systems.
National Lottery Community Fund - Capital project - internal and external
£10,000 27/06/2019
12
The funding will be used to refurbish the community centre. The project aims to improve the facility by making it more accessible and encourage increased use.
Quartet Community Foundation - St Werburghs Main Hall Lighting Improvements
£4,083 27/06/2018
1
Toward the cost of installing new energy efficient lighting in the group's main hall, creating community energy focused education boards in the centre's lobby and providing energy efficiency ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Werburghs Community Association
£7,400 09/05/2018
The Old Scholars
National Lottery Community Fund - St Werburghs Community Activities
£9,855 26/03/2018
12
The funding will be used to run a series of community-led activities for all ages, including Tai Chi, community picnics, parent-toddler groups and gardening day sessions. The project aims to bring ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Werbuzz Werbuzz - Outdoor Spaces Project
£10,000 19/07/2017
9
Toward the cost of the improvement and renewal of the community centre's gardens and car park.
National Lottery Community Fund - Werbuzz Werbuzz
£10,000 01/02/2017
12
This group will use the funding to create a community garden in an unused section of their premises. This facility will allow local people to participate in activities, learn new skills and improve ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Werburghs Community Association
£10,000 13/04/2016
Our Rough Island Story
National Lottery Community Fund - Raking and Baking
£86,404 01/12/2014
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-84
  • JACK THOMPSON (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Development Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/03/1999, number: 1074495
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/02/1999, number: 03713212
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR14: 35 days late, AR10: 16 days late, AR08: 92 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR06: 43 days late, AR05: 0 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

ST. WERBURGHS COMMUNITY CENTRE
HORLEY ROAD
BRISTOL
BS2 9TJ

Objectives

4. OBJECTS THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 4.1 TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRISTOL CITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND GOOD RACE RELATIONS BY ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION AND ENCOURAGING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT GROUP AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; 4.2 TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS; THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION. THE AREA OF BENEFIT SHALL BE BRISTOL CITY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED BY BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL BOUNDARIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ST WERBUGHS AND NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS

Data Sources

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