Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

THE CEDARWOOD TRUST 

The charity operates from the Cedarwood Community Hub and across North Tyneside, thus aims to provide facilities and services for the relief of poverty, and the promotion of health and well-being and life-chances, through information, pastoral support, education and training, and leisure-time activities in the interests of social welfare.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 20 years

www.cedarwoodtrust.com

info@cedarwoodtrust.com

01912590245

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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
31/08/22£614£553£61£0£639£1964.31430
31/08/21*£811£503£308£0£578£1563.71320
31/08/20£300£235£65n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/19£306£324£-19n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/18*£351£361£-10£0£0£0n/a015
31/08/17£539£369£170£11£295£150.590
31/08/16£234£205£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£216£243£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£185£169£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£170£134£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£136£109£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£107£133£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£161£162£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£155£164£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£134£124£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£129£110£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06*£128£128£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£121£140£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 38%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 31%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Tyneside,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 14 employees
  • 30 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Tudor Trust£199,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£84,377
DCMS£60,948
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£40,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cedarwood Trust (COVID19 Grant)
£2,000 20/04/2020
2
as emergency funding towards the provision of hot meals, food parcels and other essentials for community members in Meadow Well, North Shields, during the Coronvirus crisis
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Cedarwood Trust
£21,821 17/02/2022
36
Leasing an electric van for three years, and a one-year salad bar project, to support vulnerable residents living in and around the Meadow Well estate of North Tyneside
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Cedarwood Trust
£750 17/02/2022
For the organisations charitable activities
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Voices
£10,000 06/08/2021
The project will use the funding to employ a wellness life coach to provide one to one support to residents via telephone and social media. This aims to reduce isolation and improve mental wellbeing.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Cedarwood Trust
£2,000 22/07/2021
The organisations charitable activities supporting vulnerable people in North Tyneside
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Cedarwood Trust
£3,000 15/07/2021
Employing a sessional kitchen assistant to expand the provision of food to vulnerable people in North Tyneside
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cedarwood Trust
£35,000 12/07/2021
towards the redevelopment of the Cedarwood building in Meadow Well, North Shields, to incorporate a social supermarket space
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - The work of the organisation with individuals and families in need in North Tyneside arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
£20,000 27/05/2021
The work of the organisation with individuals and families in need in North Tyneside arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Cedarwood Trust
£20,000 27/05/2021
The work of the organisation with individuals and families in need in North Tyneside arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cedarwood Trust
£2,000 18/02/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cedarwood Trust
£60,000 26/11/2020
24
over two years as unrestricted continuation funding for a community anchor organisation working on the Meadow Well estate in North Shields
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£60,948 17/07/2020
"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
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Supporting older people during the Covid19 outbreak
£10,000 07/04/2020
Supporting older people during the Covid19 outbreak
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting older people during the Covid19 outbreak
£10,000 07/04/2020
supporting older people during the Covid19 outbreak
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - The continuation of the Elders Project on the Meadow Well Estate.
£32,000 26/06/2019
The continuation of the Elders Project on the Meadow Well Estate.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Towards the early years provision and food poverty
£4,806 23/05/2019
Towards the early years provision and food poverty
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cedarwood Trust
£100,000 29/04/2019
24
over two years as unrestricted continuation funding for a community anchor organisation working on the Meadow Well estate in North Shields
Ministry of Defence - Covenent Fund
£17,500 01/04/2019
Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services.
DCMS - Community Organisers Expansion Program
£17,417 01/04/2019
To train & support 90 community organisers over a 3 year period.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - For work with people experiencing poverty and disadvantage
£9,306 12/03/2019
For work with people experiencing poverty and disadvantage
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - For work with people experiencing poverty and disadvantage
£3,195 12/03/2019
For work with people experiencing poverty and disadvantage
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Cedarwood Trust, Meadow Well Connected & Phoenix Detached Youth Project
£1,000 01/03/2019
12
Facilitation
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cedarwood Trust
£60,000 05/02/2019
12
over one year as unrestricted funding for a community anchor organisation on the Meadow Well estate in North Shields, to support restructuring and rebuilding
National Lottery Community Fund - Cedarwood Elders
£7,899 26/04/2018
12
The group will develop a room in their centre for a physical exercise programme, including carpet bowls, skittles, dance and armchair aerobics for local older people. This will provide social and low ....more
DCMS - 100710 Community Organisers
£17,500 01/04/2018
To train and support 115 community organisers over a 3 year period
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - bRidges to the past
£4,350 13/03/2018
bRidges to the past
National Lottery Community Fund - Parents Plus
£236,111 08/03/2018
36
Building on their existing activities for parents and carers, the group will develop new services for hard to reach parents. These will help parents to develop skills through peer to peer learning, ....more
Power to Change - Cedarwood Trust
£10,000 19/01/2018
Grant to Cedarwood Trust
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Development of the Trust's Meadow Well Elders group Year 3
£27,747 04/01/2018
Development of the Trust's Meadow Well Elders group Year 3
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Wor Bairns
£2,500 03/11/2017
Wor Bairns
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Soup-a-Gran project
£2,500 03/11/2017
Soup-a-Gran project
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Elders Excerise and Eat!
£5,384 27/09/2017
Elders Excerise and Eat!
County Durham Community Foundation - Street Gym
£5,500 21/06/2017
Towards a Street Gym on a disused car park at the rear of its new Community Centre.
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP2 - Cedarwood PlayLab
£49,538 07/04/2017
12
The group will use the funding to convert a disused car park into a new play facility for children in the Meadow Well Estate in North Tyneside. Working in partnership with local people, the project ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Development of the Trust's "Meadow Well Elders" group Year 2
£27,747 01/04/2017
Development of the Trust's "Meadow Well Elders" group Year 2
DCMS - Community Organisers Expansion Program
£17,417 01/04/2017
To train & support 90 community organisers over a 3 year period.
DCMS - Community Organisers Expansion Program
£17,417 01/04/2017
To train & support 90 community organisers over a 3 year period.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cedarwood Trust
£30,000 22/11/2016
12
over one year as unrestricted funding towards the initial costs of bringing a new centre for a community anchor organisation into use on the Meadow Well estate in North Shields
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cedarwood Trust
£5,000 22/11/2016
12
as an additional grant towards the purchase of a new centre for a community anchor organisation on the Meadow Well estate in North Shields
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Microsaurs - the beasties on our doorstep
£3,869 31/08/2016
Towards Microsaurs - the beasties on our doorstep
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Cedarwood Trust
£6,100 02/08/2016
refurbishment of kitchen for a charity which works with elderly people in Tyne and Wear
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Development of the Trust's "Meadow Well Elders" group Year 1
£30,000 26/05/2016
Towards Development of the Trust's "Meadow Well Elders" group Year 1
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cedarwood Trust
£215,000 31/03/2016
12
towards the purchase of a new centre for a community anchor organisation on the Meadow Well Estate in North Shields
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Tackling isolation of older people on the Estate
£9,864 24/03/2016
Towards Tackling isolation of older people on the Estate
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Cedarwood Trust
£9,864 24/03/2016
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing support to isolated older people in North Shields
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Meadow Well Elders
£2,834 12/02/2016
Towards Meadow Well Elders
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Meadow Well Play Map
£4,876 18/11/2015
Towards Meadow Well Play Map
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Soup-a Gran
£2,500 12/10/2015
Towards Soup-a Gran
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cedarwood Trust
£10,000 30/06/2014
Meadow Well, First World War – Then and Now
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cedarwood Trust
£45,000 28/01/2014
24
over two years towards the running costs of an organisation providing wide-ranging help and support to people living on the Meadow Well estate in North Shields
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Cedarwood Trust
£16,000 29/07/2013
A Community Development organisation working on the Meadow Well Estate in North Tyneside, an area of significant disadvantage
National Lottery Community Fund - Parents Plus
£265,039 17/10/2012
60
This new project, based in North Tyneside, aims to support dysfunctional parents and other child-carers by improving their parenting skills through improving their physical, mental and emotional ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-67
  • ADAM GRAY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lay Minister
  • FRANCES MARSHALL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Regional Adviser For North East Lga
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/11/2003, number: 1100530
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/08/2003, number: 04855747
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 7 days late, AR18: 99 days late, AR07: 113 days late, AR06: 19 days late, AR05: 52 days late, AR04: 1376 days late,
Main office

Cedarwood Community Hub
Avon Avenue
North Shields
North Tyneside
NE29 7QT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE MEADOW WELL ESTATE NORTH SHIELDS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE 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 OCCUPATIONS, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MEADOW WELL, NORTH SHIELDS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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