Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

GREENSTEAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

To engage in activities which will lead to the betterment of the quality of life for the residents and visitors to the Greenstead Estate.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

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 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 24 years

www.greensteadcommunitycentre.org.uk

info@greensteadcommunitycentre.org.uk

01206 791979

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£108£121£-13n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£107£81£27n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/20*£107£118£-12n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£111£127£-16n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/18£109£154£-45£0£0£0n/a06
31/03/17£122£135£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£111£134£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£165£134£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£110£103£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£99£110£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£106£127£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£106£163£-56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£136£159£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£129£162£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£144£173£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£143£154£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£171£150£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£103£109£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£1,127£69£1,058£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Essex Community Foundation - Painting of main hall
£3,210 28/03/2019
11
To enable the painting of the main hall and purchase of youth club equipment
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 18-19
£4,000 03/09/2018
The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Funding of GYC , Greenstead Youth Club
£5,875 09/06/2017
11
To support the cost of running a youth club in an area of significant social deprivation
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Greenstead Community Centre
£22,300 25/10/2013
The charity offers a range of services from a community centre. A new youth provision will give young people somewhere to go other than the streets meaning reduced crime, an opportunity to take on ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/08/2000, number: 1082081
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 10 days late, AR20: 9 days late, AR14: 40 days late, AR10: 1 days late, AR08: 132 days late, AR07: 264 days late, AR06: 45 days late, AR05: 205 days late, AR04: 235 days late,
Main office

GREENSTEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE
HAWTHORN AVENUE
COLCHESTER
CO4 3QE

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GREENSTEAD ESTATE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD 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 LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; (B) ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY 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 EOF THESE OBJECTS. (C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREENSTEAD, COLCHESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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