Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -10
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -18 ?

COPPINS HALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

Coppins Hall Community Centre is situated in a very diverse, deprived area of Clacton-on-Sea which is in the main council owned housing. We welcome community and voluntary groups, individuals, and special interest groups to use the facilities on offer at an extremely competitive price. We are open seven days a week for events as and when necessary and people of all ages are welcome. At present, we
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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.coppinshall.co.uk

patrishaanne08@hotmail.co.uk

01255 220406

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
30/09/21£20£15£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/20£28£23£6n/an/an/an/an/a2
30/09/19£67£70£-3n/an/an/an/an/a2
30/09/18£21£26£-5£0£0£0n/a03
30/09/17£35£40£-5£0£0£0n/a03
30/09/16£31£27£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£31£23£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£27£22£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£22£26£-3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£27£27£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11*£30£35£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£25£30£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£41£37£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£23£35£-13£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07£34£29£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06£40£29£12£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£25£24£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£19£17£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Social & Lunch Club
£8,200 27/03/2020
11
The funding will be used to run a social and lunch club for residents. The project aims to improve people's well-being and reduce isolation.
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£47,000 05/10/2018
Refurbishment and up Grade to Toilets

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/07/2001, number: 1087586
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR11: 45 days late,
Main office

Coppins Hall Community Centre
Maldon Way
Clacton-on-Sea
CO16 7PA

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOCKINGS ELM AND RUSH GREEN WARD AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER WITH 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) 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 LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOCKINGS ELM AND RUSH GREEN WARD AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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