Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

ELMWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE 

LOCAL GROUP WORKING WITH FAMILIES IN BROAD GREEN, CROYDON. TUESDAY DROP-IN 11AM TO 2PM CLASSES IN ICT, YOGA, DRESS MAKING, KNITTING, MENDHI AND OTHER CRAFTS, ENGLISH AND LITERACY SKILLS AS MANY MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE ENGLISH AS THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE, VISITS TO SEA-SIDE, MUSEUMS AND SEASONAL CELEBRATIONS. SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES WITH EXTRA CLASSES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 21 years

www.elmwoodcommunity.org.uk

info@elmwoodcommunity.org.uk

02082519251

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
31/03/23£6£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£9£4£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£23£23£0n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/19*£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18*£9£7£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£7£4£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£10£11£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£14£11£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£16£15£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£14£14£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Croydon, Merton, Sutton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/09/2003, number: 1099373
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 3 days late, AR19: 6 days late, AR18: 153 days late, AR15: 26 days late, AR14: 56 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR04: 73 days late,
Main office

113 Dennett Road
CROYDON
CR0 3JH

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF CROYDON, MERTON AND SUTTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR THE SAID FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF CROYDON, MERTON AND SUTTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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