Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

BATCHLEY SUPPORT GROUP - REDDITCH COMMUNITIES

An independent community based organisation formed on behalf of the residents of Batchley and surrounding area, a district of Redditch, Worcestershire.The charity works not only in Batchley but also in other districts of Redditch working on behalf of the residents and provides a range of services, activities and events in local neighbourhoods.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

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 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Established: 20 years

www.batchelysgroup.co.uk

batchleysgrouprc@gmail.com

01527457291

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
31/05/23		£68	£74	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/05/22		£68	£69	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/05/21	*	£62	£75	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/05/20	*	£73	£57	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/05/19		£44	£33	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/05/18		£62	£69	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/17	*	£66	£67	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/16		£68	£97	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/15		£114	£116	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/14	*	£105	£91	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/13	*	£105	£110	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/12		£107	£115	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/11		£119	£123	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/10		£96	£112	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/09		£136	£113	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/08		£120	£95	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/07		£80	£69	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/06		£28	£30	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/05		£25	£19	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Worcestershire,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
24 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	£112,052
DCMS	£3,600
Tudor Trust	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Tudor Trust - Grant to Batchley Support Group
£2,000	13/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,600	14/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Development Manager
£112,052	10/12/2019 36	This group provide support to vulnerable people to develop skills and make a positive contribution within their community. This funding will help employ a Community Development Manager to oversee ....more This group provide support to vulnerable people to develop skills and make a positive contribution within their community. This funding will help employ a Community Development Manager to oversee projects and co-ordinate volunteers more effectively, as well as offer training opportunities to up-skill the current volunteer team and staff.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Batchley Support Group
£35,000	31/10/2018 24	over two years as core funding for a small youth and community charity in Redditch
People's Health Trust - New Beginnings
£5,000	28/06/2018	This one-year project was developed as an extension of existing work providing one-to-one counselling and advice and support sessions in Batchley, one of the oldest council housing estates in ....more This one-year project was developed as an extension of existing work providing one-to-one counselling and advice and support sessions in Batchley, one of the oldest council housing estates in Redditch, and delivered three weekly support groups for the community. Participants had requested the support group to enable them to make new friends. They shaped the development of the project, choosing which topics were delivered and influencing session content.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Batchley Support Group
£7,500	24/03/2017 12	towards youth and community work to support community cohesion in Redditch
National Lottery Community Fund - A community
£9,922	15/03/2017 12	This group will use the funding to run a series of community celebration events, where local residents will be able to take part in activities which encourage community engagement.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Batchley Support Group
£50,000	04/02/2016 24	over two years as continuation funding, mainly towards the manager's post, at this community project in Redditch
Tudor Trust - Grant to Batchley Support Group
£60,000	04/02/2014 24	over two years as continuation funding towards the core costs, including the salary of the community development manager, of a community organisation in Batchley, Redditch
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Batchley Support Group-Redditch Communities
£30,000	31/05/2013	Redditch based charity seeking to work with local partners to address anti social behaviour and the under use and lack of facilities for young people by establishing 6 new Youth clubs across the ....more Redditch based charity seeking to work with local partners to address anti social behaviour and the under use and lack of facilities for young people by establishing 6 new Youth clubs across the Borough.

Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

JANET BARRON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Housewife

LUCIE ANNA JANE FOSTER Appointed: 2023

MELANIE ANNE O'CONNOR (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Unemployed

PHILIP STUART BERRY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Self Employed Employment Law Advisor

SUSAN CATTELL Appointed: 2023

WILLIAM GEORGE CARPENTER Appointed: 2011, Occupation: College Lecturer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/09/2004, number: 1106022
Registered at Companies House on 19/05/2003, number: 04769510

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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; AR21: 11 days late, AR20: 12 days late, AR17: 19 days late, AR14: 8 days late, AR13: 3 days late,

Main office

21 Salters Lane
REDDITCH
Worcestershire
B97 6JY

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, URBAN AND/OR RURAL REGENERATION IN PARTICULAR IN BATCHLEY AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS ('THE AREA OF BENEFIT') BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;(B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT;(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;(D) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES;(E) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;(F) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING;(G) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;(H) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE;(I) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;(J) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; (K) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE;(L) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME; AND(M) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BATCHLEY AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA (IN WORCESTERSHIRE)

Data Sources