Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

BOLLINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO 

Community Use, Nostalgia Trails, Computer Training, Shopping Project, Art, Bridge for Beginners, Creative Writing, Gardening, Walking for Wealth, Woodcraft
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
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of 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: 16 years

www.bridgendcentre.org.uk

info@bridgendcentre.org.uk

01625576311

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£218£230£-12n/an/an/an/an/a125
31/03/22£170£179£-9n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21£174£169£6n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£203£192£11n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/19£351£165£186n/an/an/an/an/a115
31/03/18£157£140£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£137£112£25£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16?£140£126£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£97£95£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£94£102£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£106£90£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£107£93£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£88£94£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£85£90£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£79£92£-13£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 125 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester,

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
Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,390
Co-Operative Group£13,474
Charles Hayward Foundation£5,500
Cheshire Community Foundation£2,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bridgend Centre
£2,745 21/10/2023
We would like to fund woodcraft classes (a tutor and materials) in our workshop, to enable people to be creative, develop practical skills, meet friends, and improve confidence and mental health.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Shuttle to the shops
£2,500 17/05/2023
Pay for a local community bus to transport up to 14 people from Bollington to a shopping destination once per fortnight. Plus a community worker’s time to co-ordinate the project, manage passengers ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Bridgend Centre drop-in kitchen cafe and support service
£9,585 04/04/2023
The organisation will continue to deliver their drop in kitchen café alongside community workers with the aim of improving access to support and engaging with local people to reduce isolation.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Bridgend Centre
£4,200 22/10/2022
We would like to create a new riverside contemplation area at the rear of our centre. This would help the mental health of our community by being a calm, relaxing place close to nature in Bollington.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 04/04/2022
Application for unrestricted core costs for the twelve month period September 2021 to August 2022.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Bollington Community Association (Bridgend Centre)
£5,500 30/03/2022
'Talk and games' social group for older people
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 30/10/2020
We are requesting a grant of £20,000 towards our overall organisational running costs to support us during the year 1st September 2020 to 31st August 2021.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bridgend Buddies
£9,805 17/02/2020
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The funding will be used to run a befriending service to match socially isolated and vulnerable people with volunteer befrienders, with the aim of building positive relationships, confidence, self ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Bridgend Centre
£6,529 15/11/2019
We need to purchase a new roof to ensure the building is fit for purpose in the future. The money from this fund will contribute to this
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 18/06/2019
Core operating costs for the Bridgend Centre
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bollington Community Association - Bridgend Centre
£6,895 19/11/2018
We would like to renovate the education room at our Centre to improve our facilities and also rent it out to generate more income.
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£150,000 05/10/2018
The freehold purchase of the our building - the Bridgend Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Bridgend Buddies
£9,651 27/09/2018
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The funding will be used to deliver a befriending service. The project aims to address issues around isolation and loneliness in the local area.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 12/03/2018
Application for Core costs
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bollington Community Association - The Bridgend Centre
£3,106 04/08/2017
The aim of this project is to make our Centre more accessible by making the entrance and reception area easier to access.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Bridgend Buddies
£3,696 11/11/2016
The Bridgend Centre offers a range of support and activities primarily for older people. The project is a new buddy service visiting local older people in their homes to encourage them to increase ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/03/2008, number: 1123287
Gift Aid
  • 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 risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Bridgend Centre
104 Palmerston Street
Bollington
Cheshire
SK10 5PW

Objectives

A)TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BOLLINGTON AND SURROUNDINGS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT), WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, RACE, RELIGIOUS BELIEF, COLOUR OR POLITICAL OPINIONS. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER, AND WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF BOLLINGTONB) TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE A COMMUNITY CENTRE, ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS, TO FURTHER THE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOLLINGTON AND SURROUNDINGS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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