Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

BARNSTONDALE CENTRE 

Provision, promotion and development of services for groups of children including disadvantaged and disabled visitors.We accommodate visiting groups under their own leadership and supervision, providing conference and residential facilities.Barnstondale provides activities including climbing, abseiling, kayaking, forest skills and much more,
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Established: 23 years

www.barnstondale.org

info@barnstondale.org

01516481412

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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?£886£893£-6£23£973£93012.53440
31/12/21£561£611£-50£2£979£92618.2280
31/12/20£403£487£-84n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/19£659£605£55£2£1,113£1,06121.1218
31/12/18£619£525£94£0£1,058£1,005232310
31/12/17£503£592£-90£0£964£90718.4190
31/12/16£504£546£-41£0£1,053£95721140
31/12/15£437£534£-97£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£473£514£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£452£507£-54£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£409£464£-55£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£692£419£273£16£1,357£1,13032.3150
31/12/10£561£429£132£11£1,084£68319.1140
31/12/09£394£425£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£448£445£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£309£356£-47£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£443£341£102£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£344£304£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£638£280£358£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 55%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 12.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
Who works here?
  • 34 employees
  • 40 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wirral,

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
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Sport England£8,676
Co-Operative Group£1,554
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Barnstondale Centre
£1,554 23/10/2021
We would like to replace the lift in our specialist cabin which was purpose built for young people with significant additional needs. The lift enables residents to access activity and rest space.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£30,000 13/11/2020
Maintining support for young people during and after Covid-19
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£8,676 14/07/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 18/12/2018
Target Hub
National Lottery Community Fund - Wheelchairs to the Woods
£10,000 18/10/2012
12
This is a project by an incorporated charity in Wirral. The organisation will use the funding to purchase a four wheel drive and specially designed trailer to carry wheelchairs to transport children ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 22-62
  • MARK EDGAR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Equalities And Governance Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/07/2001, number: 1087502
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/04/2001, number: 04201418
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Barnston Dale
Storeton Lane
Barnston
WIRRAL
CH61 1BX

Objectives

TO ACQUIRE AND TAKE OVER THE UNDERTAKING OF THE CHARITY KNOWN AS BARNSTONDALE CENTRE (ESTABLISHED BY A TRUST DEED DATED 3RD OCTOBER 1989 MADE BETWEEN MARGARET SHIRLEY THURMAN (1) AND THE SAID MARGARET SHIRLEY THURMAN, GRAHAM BARRIE MARSH, LLOYD CHARLES PIPER AND NIGEL WILLIS KENWRIGHT (2)) REGISTERED NUMBER 702523).TO PROVIDE A FACILITY TO ASSIST YOUNG PEOPLE (PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FROM MERSEYSIDE AND ITS ENVIRONS) TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS, WHO TAKE ACTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE ROLES IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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