Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Future income +5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 14

THE PHOENIX FARM OPEN DOOR PROJECT

We run a community meeting place providing tea, coffee etc, internet access, computer training, advice and assistance with benefits and similar issues - all provided out of Christian love and our desire to "serve one another in love"

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 21 years

www.thearkgedling.org.uk

THEARK@THEARKGEDLING.ORG.UK

01158599556

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/12/22	£48	£60	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/12/21	£61	£48	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/20	£68	£36	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/12/19	£33	£40	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/12/18	£31	£30	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	13
31/12/17	£19	£24	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£30	£21	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£31	£21	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£22	£21	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£22	£25	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£19	£27	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£22	£30	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£48	£29	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£27	£28	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£20	£29	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£31	£27	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£20	£26	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£30	£28	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£33	£30	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Nottinghamshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
17 volunteers

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 - The Ark Job Coach and Wellbeing Mentor
£31,000	27/07/2023	This funding will be used to continue and expand their welfare rights wellbeing and employment support service the in Gedling Village and Carlton areas of Nottinghamshire. The project aims to support ....more This funding will be used to continue and expand their welfare rights wellbeing and employment support service the in Gedling Village and Carlton areas of Nottinghamshire. The project aims to support an increased amount of service users and to expand their reach to engage more residents.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Ark Job Coach and Mentor Interim Funding
£6,011	13/01/2023	The funding will be used to provide mentoring and job skills training for people facing employment challenges and aims to improve skills and help people reach their potential.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Ark Job Coach and Mentor
£6,951	17/09/2021	The funding will be used to provide advice and mentoring support to people who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The project aims to enable people to access benefits and employment ....more The funding will be used to provide advice and mentoring support to people who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The project aims to enable people to access benefits and employment opportunities.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,584	11/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,500	31/03/2019	The Ark
National Lottery Community Fund - The Ark
£9,750	12/06/2018 12	This funding will be used to run advice sessions for people who may feel disconnected from the community or may be having financial difficulties. The project aims to encourage people to engage with ....more This funding will be used to run advice sessions for people who may feel disconnected from the community or may be having financial difficulties. The project aims to encourage people to engage with the wider community and also enhance life experiences.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Phoenix Farm Open Door Project (The Ark)
£3,943	29/11/2017	We need to buy a room divider so that those who attend our work club can be separate from our other clients and maintain their dignity.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Phoenix Farm Open Door Project
£9,000	28/09/2012	the costs of the rent

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADAM CORBETT Appointed: 2020

ANDY SCOTT Appointed: 2018

HELEN SNOWBALL Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: Nottingham North East Circuit of the Methodist Church, SHERWOOD METHODIST CHURCH,

JOHN TATTERSFIELD (Chair) Appointed: 2013

LORRAINE MCGEOWN Appointed: 2017

SUSAN PANTER Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/07/2003, number: 1098333

Gift Aid

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; all on time

Main office

THE ARK
12 WOLLATON AVENUE
GEDLING
NOTTINGHAM
NG4 4HX

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF A DROP IN CENTRE PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WELFARE RIGHTS, AND HEALTH AND COMMUNITY ISSUES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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