Finance Score: -17
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -28 ?

ACORN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

we do clubs like art and crafts coffee morning and we have children's clubs we have meetings for the local community
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • This charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
16/04/17£3£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
16/04/16*£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
16/04/15*£6£2£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
16/04/14*£17£11£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
16/04/13*£6£4£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
16/04/12?*£16£10£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
16/04/04£5£2£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

SHARONO5@LIVE.COM

01772936425

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ANN SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • MIRELA CRACIUN Appointed: 2017
  • SHARON MARIE BRIERLEY
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/04/2002, number: 1091680
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR16: 258 days late, AR15: 526 days late, AR14: 891 days late, AR13: 1256 days late, AR12: 1623 days late,
Main office

31 CEDAR ROAD
RIBBLETON
PRESTON
PR2 6DR

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF TREES ESTATE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, (THE AREA KNOWN AS THE RIBBLETON 1919 ESTATE, AND ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.IT WILL UNDERTAKE TO ACHIEVE THIS BY ASSOCIATING LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, AND INHABITANTS 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 OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.2) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TREES ESTATE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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