Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

HEXHAM AND TYNEDALE COMMUNITY TRUST

Maintain & manage Hexham Community Centre to provide offices for rent, rooms for hire & facilities to voluntary & Community groups in the Hexham & Tynedale Area. Also to facilitate two elderly persons groups and provide OFSTED registered Pre-school Playgroup, who now also facilitate the Parent & Toddler group held in the Community Centre.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£266	£241	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/03/22		£262	£198	£65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/21		£189	£211	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£185	£167	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/19		£173	£169	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£151	£151	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£161	£145	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£156	£135	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£133	£127	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£127	£136	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£81	£92	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£103	£109	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£94	£99	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£94	£101	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£78	£77	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years

www.hexhamcommunitycentre.org

info@hexhamcommunitycentre.org

01434602707

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Northumberland,

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
16 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

Sport England	£22,640
National Lottery Community Fund	£15,098
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000
Co-Operative Group	£7,518
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£7,122
DCMS	£6,984
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£5,254

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hexham And Tynedale Community Trust
£2,959	22/10/2022	We provide a group for older people living in isolation to get together for companionship and to have a hot meal. In our second group teens come together with older people for activities and fun.
National Lottery Community Fund - Hexham Jubilee Garden
£10,000	16/09/2022	The funding will be used to renovate the garden attached to the community centre. The project aims to enhance this well used community hub by providing a safe outdoor space to be enjoyed by young and ....more The funding will be used to renovate the garden attached to the community centre. The project aims to enhance this well used community hub by providing a safe outdoor space to be enjoyed by young and older people who use the hall for a variety of activities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	08/10/2021	A Centre for the Whole Community
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Hexham and Tynedale Community Trust
£7,122	08/07/2021	Core costs to ensure adequate staffing to keep the community centre running for Meals on Wheels and the pre-school
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Local Older People Through Coronavirus Restrictions
£5,098	11/02/2021 3	The funding will be used to continue to deliver the project's meals on wheels service for older people vulnerable residents and those with mental health issues. The volunteers will also help pick up ....more The funding will be used to continue to deliver the project's meals on wheels service for older people vulnerable residents and those with mental health issues. The volunteers will also help pick up essentials and provide beneficiaries with a social and telephone support network. The aims to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,984	16/06/2020	"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."
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Supporting the delivery of hot meals and produce to local residents during the COVID-19 pandemic
£2,627	29/05/2020	Supporting the delivery of hot meals and produce to local residents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - delivering hot meals and produce to local residents during the COVID-19 pandemic
£2,627	28/05/2020	delivering hot meals and produce to local residents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sport England - Refurbishment of community hall
£22,640	31/03/2020 11	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Refurbishment of community hall. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Refurbishment of community hall. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Open Arms - Hexham Community Centre
£4,558	15/11/2019	We'd like to carry on facilitating our 'Open Arms' group, enabling older and younger generations to support one another in the community.
The Shears Foundation - Hexham and Tynedale Community Trust
£4,000	30/04/2019	Combatting Loneliness

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-81

KEDA NORMAN, Other trusteeships: TYNEDALE WOMEN'S TRAINING GROUP, Gap Supported Housing,

ANN REED, Occupation: Guest House Proprietor

LES HARE, Occupation: Business Consultant

OLIVER LOVETT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor

STEPHEN BALL (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

THOMAS W PEARSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Market Intelligence Expert

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2008, number: 1125705

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR11: 16 days late, AR10: 18 days late,

Main office

HEXHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE
GILESGATE
HEXHAM
NORTHUMBERLAND
NE46 3NP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS WITHIN HEXHAM AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT WITHIN THE COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND ('THE AREA OF BENEFIT') BY ASSOCIATING THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT, AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HEXHAM

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