Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

AUCKLAND YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

Auckland Youth and Community Centre is an active, vibrant and diverse community hub in the heart of Woodhouse Close, one of England's most disadvantaged housing estates. We are situated one mile from Bishop Auckland town centre. Our Centre, which opened in 1964, supports local people of all ages and needs with a wide range of activities, interventions, learning experiences and events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£429£461£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£508£434£74£0£321£1183.32210
31/03/22£413£418£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£460£371£88n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£302£291£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£295£339£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£214£183£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£180£178£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£222£180£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£171£156£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£135£144£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£160£198£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£222£269£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£335£316£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£257£215£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£391£223£168n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years
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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports 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£496,159
Henry Smith Charity£248,200
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£44,500
County Durham Community Foundation£35,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£35,000
Virgin Money Foundation£30,000
Sport England£12,000
Masonic Trust£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - A Sport for Everyone
£12,000 27/03/2024
1
This project will deliver indoor multi-sports activities to children and young people in the community. Starting with taster sessions, coaching and personal training. The project plan is based on two ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Our Warm Space
£1,500 02/11/2022
To provide a warm space.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£10,000 01/11/2022
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Auckland Youth and Community Centre
£1,813 22/10/2022
Our aim is to be able to provide educational and fun activities for children and young people who access our project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Community Resilience Project
£163,935 19/10/2022
The project will support the community’s recovery from the impacts of Covid-19 and help them to tackle poverty including the growing cost of living crisis. It will do this through a number of ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Detached Youth Work Project
£7,500 05/08/2022
To support a Detached Youth Work Project.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000 03/06/2022
24
Auckland Youth and Community Centre core costs
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Auckland Youth and Community Centre Ltd
£30,000 26/05/2022
Salary costs for a Volunteer Co-ordinator to support the charity's work with children and young people in and around the Woodhouse Close Estate in Bishop Auckland
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Auckland Youth and Community Centre Ltd
£1,500 31/03/2022
Holding a Platinum Jubilee celebratory event for the Woodhouse Close community on 1st June 2022
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Auckland Youth & Community Centre
£180,000 10/03/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of an organisation providing a range of activities and services, including a youth club and employment-related training sessions, for disadvantaged ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Storm Recovery Project
£1,000 10/03/2022
To contribution towards core costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Intervention and Support Programme (FISP)
£9,290 04/03/2022
The funding will be used to provide support to isolated people following the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes giving high-quality support for children young people adults isolated women families by ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - AYCC core costs
£5,000 25/01/2022
Towards core costs.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Auckland Youth and Community Centre Ltd
£10,000 20/01/2022
Core costs for youth and community centre in County Durham
County Durham Community Foundation - To support residents with no TV signal
£1,500 02/11/2021
To support residents in the area with a loss of TV signal
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Auckland Youth and Community Centre Ltd
£3,000 15/07/2021
Organisational charitable activities in supporting young people's employability skills
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Auckland Youth and Community Centre
£30,000 23/03/2021
12
Grant towards the organisations running costs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 18/12/2020
Auckland Youth and Community Centre
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Auckland Youth & Community Centre
£68,200 08/12/2020
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing a range of online support services and weekly in person IT training sessions for disadvantaged individuals impacted by COVID-19 in Bishop ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - AYCC Detached Youth Work Project
£10,000 30/11/2020
To support the AYCC Detached Youth Work Project.
County Durham Community Foundation - Working for Woodhouse beyond Covid-19
£5,000 10/09/2020
Towards working for Woodhouse beyond Covid-19.
County Durham Community Foundation - After Schools Club
£3,500 20/08/2020
To support an after school club.
National Lottery Community Fund - Enhancing Facilities At Auckland Youth and Community Centre
£10,000 10/02/2020
4
The funding will be used to refurbish the community hub, improving services and accessibility to the hub which offers an array of activities to the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Widening Horizons in Woodhouse Close
£312,934 17/10/2019
35
Widening Horizons in Woodhouse Close
County Durham Community Foundation - AYCC After School Club
£5,000 13/12/2018
To support an after school club.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Auckland Youth & Community Centre
£85,000 12/12/2018
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing a range of activities and services, including a youth club and employment-related training sessions, in a deprived area of Co. Durham
County Durham Community Foundation - Detached Youth Work Project (Sessional Workers)
£7,500 23/05/2018
To employ part-time youth workers to deliver detached youth work sessions across the Bishop Auckland area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Making AYCC Safer, Smarter and Greener
£10,000 15/11/2017
12
The project will improve the facilities and safety of their community centre so they can deliver a wide range of activities, training and support for community groups.
County Durham Community Foundation - AYCC After School Club
£4,530 25/10/2017
Towards the after school club.
County Durham Community Foundation - AYCC marketing project
£4,800 02/08/2017
To support AYCC with their marketing project.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/06/2017
Auckland Youth and Community Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Widening horizons in Woodhouse Close
£362,191 01/06/2016
36
This is a new project that will deliver activities for local children, young people and their families to improve their quality of life and to overcome everyday challenges. The project has been based ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Pathways to Employment in Woodhouse Close
£4,728 18/04/2016
Towards improving local young people’s pathways in to employment by delivering activities and courses.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Auckland Youth and Community Centre
£34,815 20/11/2015
12
Grant to provide young people in County Durham with child care and youth work training, with apprenticeships and with help to find work.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Widening Horizons in Woodhouse Close
£9,830 24/06/2015
Towards Widening Horizons in Woodhouse Close
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Auckland Youth and Community Centre
£16,800 25/10/2013
AYCC is a youth and community centre operating on the Woodhouse Close Estate in Bishop Auckland which has significant levels of deprivation.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Auckland Youth & Community Centre
£76,200 13/06/2012
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the core running costs of a community centre in Durham
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 48-76
  • JOLANTA ZOFIA DRYGAS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: N/A
  • NADINE KIPLING Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None
  • STEPHEN WATSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director
  • WILLIAM WALLACE NIBLO (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: None
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/02/2007, number: 1118157
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/04/2006, number: 05772054
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
17 returns made; AR08: 13 days late, AR07: 192 days late,
Main office

Auckland Youth and Community Centre
Walker Drive
BISHOP AUCKLAND
County Durham
DL14 6QL

Objectives

A) TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE BUILDING IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY;B) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BISHOP AUCKLAND, PRIMARILY RESIDENTS OF WOODHOUSE CLOSE ESTATE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE COMMUNITY) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; ANDC) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WOODHOUSE CLOSE ESTATE, BISHOP AUCKLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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