Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 11
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

SEAHOUSES DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

The Trusts objects are to strengthen the community.The Trust currently manages a youth project, environmental projects, a community cinema, and a sports/community resource center.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been 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 and a Community Foundation and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

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: 25 years
(27 years as a company)

www.seahouses.org

sdt@seahouses.org

01665 721868

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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£145£142£3n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/22£135£107£28n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/03/21£121£99£22n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/03/20£107£132£-25n/an/an/an/an/a37
31/03/19£136£116£21n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/03/18£104£122£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£90£108£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£86£111£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£89£135£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£112£154£-43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£171£213£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£269£255£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£404£375£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£780£482£297£122£1,068£3218100
31/03/09£365£327£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£241£258£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£268£252£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£234£208£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£209£243£-34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£334£350£-16£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
Who works here?
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,

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
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£90,000
BBC Children in Need£77,800
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£12,976
DCMS£12,700
Charles Hayward Foundation£3,000
Co-Operative Group£1,766
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Seahouses Development Trust
£45,000 28/11/2023
This project will deliver a range of activities for children and young people living in rural Northumberland, leading to improved self-worth.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Seahouses Development Trust
£60,000 10/03/2023
Unrestricted funding
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Young Adventurers
£1,766 22/10/2022
We would like to provide activities for young people so they learn new skills and to help them look after their environment.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Seahouses Development Trust
£2,976 10/02/2022
Staff salary costs, electric and heating costs to provide social engagement opportunities for older people in Seahouses affected by the Covid-19 restrictions
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Seahouses Development Trust
£10,000 03/12/2021
Unrestricted funding.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Seahouses Development Trust
£10,000 07/10/2021
Running costs for a young adventurers project for 13 - 18 yr olds in Northumberland
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,900 22/06/2020
"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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Seahouses Development Trust
£2,800 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund increased staff hours as well mental health and online safeguarding training to ensuring and young people experiencing isolation continue to receive support remotely ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Seahouses Development Trust
£30,000 28/05/2020
36
This three year project will support children and young people affected by rural isolation and mental ill-health with a weekly afterschool club and holiday activities. It will result in increased ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,800 22/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Seahouses Development Trust
£3,000 18/03/2020
Continuation and expansion of services for older people
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Seahouses Development Trust
£20,000 06/12/2019
24
Unrestricted funding.
National Lottery Community Fund - Seahouses "fix that roof!"
£10,000 14/03/2019
12
The funding provided will replace the roof on its community building so it can continue to serve as a hub which provides an extensive range of services for the local community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Seahouses Development Trust
£3,537 19/11/2018
We want to provide a wide range of recreational classes. Money will be spent on tutor/organiser fees, rental, equipment and refreshments.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Seahouses Development Trust
£6,000 21/09/2018
12
Towards core costs of operation
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Seahouses Development Trust
£30,000 13/03/2018
36
This project will deliver youth club sessions for children and young people aged 9-18 years living in isolated Seahouses. Children and young people will gain new experiences, improve communication ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - North Northumberland Community Cinema Projust (NNCCP)
£45,450 14/08/2012
12
This is a project from the village of Seahouses, Northumberland. The group will use the funding to develop a community cinema enterprise within their existing leisure centre, which will generate an ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Access for all at Seahouses Sports and Community Centre
£10,000 19/08/2010
12
This charity in Seahouses will use funding to create disabled access to a sports and community centre. This will provide the local community and visitors to the area with improved access to a ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-85
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/05/1999, number: 1075610
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/10/1996, number: 03265921
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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; AR13: 50 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF SEAHOUSES AND DISTRICT CHARITABLE TRUST FUND on 12/08/2022
Main office

The Hub
Sports & Community Centre
Stone Close
Seahouses
NORTHUMB

Objectives

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SEAHOUSES, THE PARISH OF NORTH SUNDERLAND AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS ('THE AREA OF BENEFIT') AS THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF NORTH SUNDERLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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