Finance Score: -10

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 2

Accounts overdue -5
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

1 Trustee: -5

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -13

COMMUNITY ACTION WYRE FOREST

Objectives:- To support, promote, develop and represent voluntary action- To promote initiatives that address community needs, including social inclusion and disadvantage- To strengthen public, private, and voluntary sector partnerships in the interests of the communitys of Wyre Forest,North Worcestershire and the Black Country

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There is only 1 trustee

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
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 23 years

www.communityactionwf.org.uk

cawfcvs@gmail.com

01384394109

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£1	£14	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£11	£45	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/20		£52	£52	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/19		£62	£63	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/18		£78	£94	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	2
31/03/17		£113	£107	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£101	£115	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£129	£125	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£112	£109	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£142	£92	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£97	£83	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£110	£81	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£72	£68	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£48	£55	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£58	£58	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£86	£93	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£89	£89	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£60	£66	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£94	£88	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Dudley, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

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 - Windowsill Warriors
£10,000	03/10/2019 12	The funding will be used to run food growing and craft activities for people living with the effects of social isolation. The project aims to build friendships and improve people's wellbeing.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Vintage Chicks Cafe
£10,000	24/08/2018 11	Grant to Community Action Wyre Forest
National Lottery Community Fund - GOALS
£9,805	20/07/2018 12	This funding will be used to provide structured workshops and support for people experiencing mental health problems. The project aims to help participants make informed decisions and plan life goals ....more This funding will be used to provide structured workshops and support for people experiencing mental health problems. The project aims to help participants make informed decisions and plan life goals to increase self-confidence and improve their wellbeing.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - BLESS - Building Lasting & Enjoyable Support Systems
£10,000	08/12/2017 11	Grant to Community Action Wyre Forest
Heart Of England Community Foundation - AIDA - Adventures In Dimensional Art
£5,000	24/03/2017 12	Grant to Community Action Wyre Forest
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Demonstrating Arts Link Inter-culture (DALI)
£5,000	23/11/2016 9	The grant will enable us to provide a series of workshops within each of the areas targeting women, younger people, and female carers and provide all the art materials for participants to explore ....more The grant will enable us to provide a series of workshops within each of the areas targeting women, younger people, and female carers and provide all the art materials for participants to explore Arts from different cultures
National Lottery Community Fund - FAME (Finance and Accounting Made Easy)
£10,000	04/06/2014 12	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - FREDS (Furniture Refurbishment, Education, Development and Support)
£251,030	14/04/2014 36	Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Community Action Wyre Forest
£28,000	28/08/2013	Support for long term unemployed and adults with mental ill health backgrounds to re-enter employment or strengthen their employability. Focusing on the more rural areas of the Wyre Forest, it will ....more Support for long term unemployed and adults with mental ill health backgrounds to re-enter employment or strengthen their employability. Focusing on the more rural areas of the Wyre Forest, it will provide IT training and volunteering as part of a package

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How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

IRENE ANNE WALKER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/11/2000, number: 1083587
Registered at Companies House on 15/09/2000, number: 04072608

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR10: 30 days late, AR09: 27 days late,

Main office

Flat 14
Chaucer House
Severn Road
HALESOWEN
West Midlands
B63 2LR

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.2) WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ORGANISATIONS WITH CHARITABLE OBJECTS IN ORDER TO ASSIST THESE ORGANISATIONS IN THEIR CHARITABLE WORK.3) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THESE PURPOSES AND TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

WITHIN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF WYRE FOREST IN THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER AND ITS SURROUNDING DISTRICTS.

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