Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE PARK CENTRE (KINGSWOOD)

Free computer courses funding by South Gloucestershire Council. 50+club, Parent and Toddler Group. Childrens Activities. Art and Craft club and community Learning

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 17 years

parkcentrekingswood.co.uk

CLAIRE.JONES@THEPARKCENTREKINGSWOOD.CO.UK

01454 862190

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
30/04/23		£163	£160	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
30/04/22		£113	£148	£-35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
30/04/21	*	£93	£141	£-48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
30/04/20		£170	£157	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
30/04/19		£178	£167	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
30/04/18		£112	£112	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/17		£104	£95	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/16		£100	£95	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/15		£99	£0	£99	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/14		£90	£103	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/13		£102	£112	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/12	*	£102	£104	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/11	*	£90	£1,028	£-938	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/10		£112	£96	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/09		£111	£99	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/08		£83	£70	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Bristol City, South Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 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	£46,574
Quartet Community Foundation	£15,692
DCMS	£9,750

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Park Centre (Kingswood)
£1,500	09/12/2022	For a weekly low-cost meal in the community centre to allow residents to get together.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Park Centre (Kingswood)
£4,192	26/10/2022	To update the computers in the IT suite and to provide IT courses for the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - IT Courses for the Community
£7,170	24/06/2022	The organisation will restart their free IT courses within their community centre for adults within the community who lack IT and computer skills with the aim of developing employment and social ....more The organisation will restart their free IT courses within their community centre for adults within the community who lack IT and computer skills with the aim of developing employment and social skills and reducing isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - C19 - The Park Centre Kingswood
£39,404	16/12/2020 7	The project is a community centre which provides room hire space for children’s parties community groups education and a community café. The funding is intended to allow the centre to continue ....more The project is a community centre which provides room hire space for children’s parties community groups education and a community café. The funding is intended to allow the centre to continue running through this period when income has been substantially diminished.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,750	04/09/2020	"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."
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Park Centre (Kingswood)
£8,800	08/07/2020	To initially help and support the running of the café, enabling the cafe to continue offering the support and services to the community that the café offered before the pandemic.
Quartet Community Foundation - Computer courses for senior citizens
£1,200	18/09/2019 12	Toward the cost of providing 'computer courses for senior citizens', over one year benefiting people aged 65+ years.
National Lottery Community Fund - Park Centre Phase 3 (The Cafe)
£10,000	15/06/2018 12	The funding will be used to refurbish the community café for local residents. The project aims to provide a venue where the community can take part in activities which bring people together.
Quartet Community Foundation - Social inclusion and quality of life for older people
£3,298	17/08/2017 10	Toward the cost of 4 IT courses for older people, some magnifying screens for their computers, 50 exercise sessions for older people and new dementia friendly signage.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

BERNARD PRICE (Chair) Appointed: 2022

MICHEAL LINES

PAMLEA MARSHALL

REBECCA GOOZEE Appointed: 2024

SUSAN SMITH Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/04/2007, number: 1118918
Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: 00510447

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR21: 17 days late, AR12: 97 days late, AR11: 464 days late,

Main office

The Park Community Centre
High Street
Kingswood
BRISTOL
BS15 4AR

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF KINGSWOOD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF ADVANCING EDUCATION AND IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.2) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KINGSWOOD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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