Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE ACTIVITY DEN

We provide a range of different activities for children and young people with the aim of improving their lives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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: 16 years

www.theactivityden.org.uk

info@theactivityden.org.uk

01207230213

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/07/22		£49	£67	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/07/21		£45	£30	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/07/20		£68	£30	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/07/19		£27	£35	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/07/18	*	£23	£24	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	25
31/07/17		£19	£19	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£31	£34	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£20	£20	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£18	£36	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13		£28	£65	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12		£75	£20	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11		£24	£21	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10		£80	£110	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09		£47	£9	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/08		£9	£4	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Durham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 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

County Durham Community Foundation	£15,985
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,860
Power to Change	£8,000
DCMS	£2,800

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Power to Change - LTW - The Activity Den
£8,000	04/07/2023	360G-ptc-gr-17535LTW - The Activity Den
County Durham Community Foundation - Soung Hub
£2,500	24/03/2023	To support core costs and the Sound Hub.
County Durham Community Foundation - Young Volunteer Task Force & Den-engineers
£6,500	19/12/2022	To further develop the Young Volunteer Task Force.
County Durham Community Foundation - Den Beats Hunger
£2,000	16/11/2022	Towards additional staffing to provide healthy meals and snacks .
County Durham Community Foundation - The Activity Den - Volunteer Growth and Support Project
£4,985	28/10/2021	To support a Volunteer Growth and Support Project.
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£2,800	28/02/2020	Enhancing Den Youth Wrok
National Lottery Community Fund - Development Worker
£9,860	03/01/2020 12	The funding will be used to hire a Development Worker to provide volunteer coordination and to develop future programmes and activities, with the aim of helping to meet the needs of local ....more The funding will be used to hire a Development Worker to provide volunteer coordination and to develop future programmes and activities, with the aim of helping to meet the needs of local children/young people and their families.
County Durham Community Foundation - Stanley Sound Hub
£2,500	07/12/2016	Towards a new music project.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Age Range of Trustees:

ANGUS JAMES ALLSOP Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: WHEELS 2 WORK COUNTY DURHAM,

KEIRAN FRAME Appointed: 2023

KATHERINE ELIZABETH METCALFE Appointed: 2021

SARAH JANE GREY (Chair), Occupation: Charity Worker

STEPHEN GREY, Occupation: Charity Worker

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2007, number: 1122076

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR18: 17 days late,

Main office

27 PEA ROAD
STANLEY
DH9 7RG

Objectives

1 TO BENEFIT THE INHABITANTS AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF STANLEY, TANFIELD LEA AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS; AND2 TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH FACILITIES FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

STANLEY, TANFIELD LEA

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