Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 17

WELLSPRING FAMILY CENTRE

Wellspring Family Centre facilitates community projects that address key social needs in Dereham and the surrounding areas.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and 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

Established: 20 years

ops@wfcdereham.org

01362854581

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
30/06/23	£166	£127	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
30/06/22	£107	£105	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
30/06/21	£119	£85	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
30/06/20	£109	£68	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
30/06/19	£74	£70	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
30/06/18	£60	£63	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17	£63	£62	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16	£87	£103	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15	£57	£48	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14	£58	£47	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13	£49	£43	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/12	£31	£44	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11	£61	£41	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/10	£51	£54	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/09	£70	£71	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/08	£45	£49	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/07	£38	£31	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/06?	£22	£18	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£3	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Norfolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£40,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
CAF	£7,500
DCMS	£5,141
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Core costs
£10,000	21/07/2023	The funding will be used to support the core running costs to continue being able to support our core beneficiary groups within the community. The project aims to improve the health and wellbeing of ....more The funding will be used to support the core running costs to continue being able to support our core beneficiary groups within the community. The project aims to improve the health and wellbeing of those living within the community in rural Norfolk.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	07/02/2023	towards the Well-come project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	20/05/2022	Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellspring Family Centre
£10,000	29/04/2022	The funding will be used to contribute to the groups core costs so they can continue their delivery of support for local families. The project aims to provide services for better social and mental ....more The funding will be used to contribute to the groups core costs so they can continue their delivery of support for local families. The project aims to provide services for better social and mental wellbeing and community integration.
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellspring Family Centre Core costs
£10,000	18/12/2020 12	The funding will be used to cover the running costs and continue running their foodbank mental health support childcare and their Covid-19 emergency response service. The project aims to enable the ....more The funding will be used to cover the running costs and continue running their foodbank mental health support childcare and their Covid-19 emergency response service. The project aims to enable the group to serve the community during the health crisis.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£7,500	27/11/2020	Core costs
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,141	10/08/2020	"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."
CAF - Grant to Wellspring Family Centre
£7,500	21/04/2020 3	Grant to Wellspring Family Centre to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Centre Development Worker
£10,000	22/08/2019 12	Centre Development Worker
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	30/06/2019	Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Independent Review and Assessment
£5,450	26/07/2018 12	The project will run an independent review of the existing service in order to better meet the needs of the community. This will also bring people together and develop an Asset Based Community ....more The project will run an independent review of the existing service in order to better meet the needs of the community. This will also bring people together and develop an Asset Based Community Development approach to their services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fire Doors
£4,486	22/03/2017 12	The group will replace the fire doors at the community centre. This will ensure that current fire and safety regulations are met which will improve the community building.
National Lottery Community Fund - Flooring
£4,095	11/01/2017 12	This project will provide new flooring in their family centre. This will expand the services provided in the community building and provide a welcoming environment for community users.
National Lottery Community Fund - Disabled Access and Parking for our Centre.
£10,000	14/10/2015 12	The organisation will use the funding to improve access to the centre and its facilities by installing wider doors, handrails, ramps and a level carpark surface with designated spaces for people with ....more The organisation will use the funding to improve access to the centre and its facilities by installing wider doors, handrails, ramps and a level carpark surface with designated spaces for people with disabilities. This will enable the group to improve accessibility of a community facility, ensuring that all local residents can use the building and access activities, particularly those targeted towards people with chronic illnesses, disabilities or mobility problems.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-71

DANIEL ANDREW JOHNSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chef

HARRY JOHN GRIGG Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Supermarket Manager, Other trusteeship: THE WELLSPRING FAMILY CHURCH DEREHAM,

HOWARD BAILEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: THE WELLSPRING FAMILY CHURCH DEREHAM,

JONATHAN RICHARD BEARDON (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Christian Minister, Other trusteeships: CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH ATTLEBOROUGH, RELATIONAL MISSION, PIONEER MISSION,

MELANIE MCEVANSONEYA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Exams Officer

SHEILA BARBER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/08/2004, number: 1105643
Registered at Companies House on 15/06/2004, number: 05154582

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

Wellspring Family Centre
35 Neatherd Road
Dereham
NR19 2AE

Objectives

A. TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY INCLUDING(THOUGH NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUCH MATERIAL ASSISTANCE, ADVICE AND ADVOCACY, AND TRAINING FOR THOSE PERSONS IN NEED OF SUCH ASSISTANCE, IN DEREHAM, NORFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED THE TRUSTEES) MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;B. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING (THOUGH NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) BY EDUCATING AND TRAINING THE PUBLIC IN BASIC SKILLS, MARRIAGE AND PARENTING SKILLS, PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND BY THE PROVISION OF PLAYGROUP AND NURSERY FACILITIES, AND PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;C. TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:I) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH;II) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING WITH THE OBJECT OF RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

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