Finance Score: -14

Governance Score: -15

Support Score: 4

Poor Liquidity: -1
Pension deficit: -1
Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Dormant: -10
Future income +5

Submission defaults: -10
Very static board: -5

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -25

SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF ROMANY CULTURE

Our main aim is to improve the welfare of fellow Gypsies and Travellers by facilitating them to live full and purposeful lives and enabling them to contribute to the well being of their communities. We actively address the discrimination experienced by Romany Gypsies and Travellers and encourage the wider general public to understand and celebrate our Romany Gypsy Traveller culture and heritage.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There is a pension deficit of £0
Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year
This charity appears to be dormant

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	Volun- teers
31/03/17	*	£29	£19	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	5
31/03/16	*	£40	£36	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	5
31/03/15		£51	£51	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	5
31/03/14		£65	£68	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	8
31/03/13		£37	£51	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	5
31/03/12		£44	£24	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/11		£24	£19	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/10		£23	£19	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN

Asset Split ?

Established: 15 years

emily-clarke@btconnect.com

01642205321

Charity Commission for England and Wales

This Charity appears to be dormant

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar And Cleveland, Stockton-on-tees,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Tudor Trust - Grant to SPARC
£10,000	21/06/2017 12	over one year for this small charity supporting the Gypsy/Traveller communitiy in Cleveland
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to SPARC
£10,000	26/04/2016	Hands on Heritage: Learning about Romany Gypsy Arts and Crafts through direct experience
National Lottery Community Fund - A Better Way Forward
£10,000	24/02/2016 12	The organisation will use the funding to set up a steering group with local health authorities to tackle health issues within the Gypsy and Travellers community. This will improve training and ....more The organisation will use the funding to set up a steering group with local health authorities to tackle health issues within the Gypsy and Travellers community. This will improve training and services and remove barriers to access information and improve their health and wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

SANTILLA FARROW Appointed: 2015

ANNIE FARROW Appointed: 2015

CRAIG WRIGHT Appointed: 2015

JAMES JOSETH (Chair) Appointed: 2015

MALISSA WRIGHT Appointed: 2015

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/12/2008, number: 1127000

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR17: 125 days late, AR16: 49 days late,

Main office

16 Metz Bridge Court
Riverside Park Road
Middlesbrough
TS2 1NL

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A. PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSEBACKGROUNDS IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING STRONGER TIES BETWEEN THE ROMANY ANDTRAVELLER COMMUNITIES AND THE WIDER PUBLICB. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULARBY PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ROMANY AND TRAVELLERCOMMUNITIES2. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION OF ROMANY AND TRAVELLER COMMUNITIES3. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ROMANY AND TRAVELLER COMMUNITIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOTEXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND HELP TO ACCESS BENEFITS AND SERVICESTHE AREA OF BENEFIT OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL PRIMARILY BE WITHIN THE UNITARY AUTHORITYBOUNDARIES OF MIDDLESBOROUGH, STOCKTON, REDCAR AND CLEVELAND AND HARTLEPOOL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MIDDLESBOROUGH, STOCKTON, REDCAR AND CLEVELAND AND HARTLEPOOL

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