Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

PERCY COMMUNITY CENTRE 

THE PERCY COMMUNITY CENTRE WAS OPENED IN 1991. IT PROVIDES COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET (B&NES). ITS AIM IS TO PROVIDE A WELL-MAINTAINED COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR VARIOUS GROUPS AND TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF INDIVIDUALS BY PROVIDING A RANGE OF ACCESSIBLE SERVICES. THE CENTRE IS CURRENTLY VISITED BY ABOUT 400 PEOPLE WEEKLY AND HOSTS A SCHEDULE OF 25 DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

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: 15 years

www.percycentre.org.uk

info@percycentre.org.uk

01225423014

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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£165£158£6n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/22£181£185£-4n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21£189£161£28n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20£183£187£-3n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/19£154£148£7n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/18£144£154£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£155£147£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£166£238£-72£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£283£286£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£283£286£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£233£231£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£192£193£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£245£215£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£179£200£-21£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 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
Power to Change£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,200
Quartet Community Foundation£1,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Percy Community Centre
£1,000 23/12/2021
For additional insulation to enclose the parts of the community centre's boiler room infrastructure that are currently uninsulated.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental health support with no barriers
£9,200 26/11/2021
The project will use the funding to provide a support network where new Mum’s can take part in mindful activities while playworkers entertain their children. The project aims to give these mothers ....more
Power to Change - C-19 TISS - Percy Community Centre
£25,000 23/07/2020
Grant to C-19 TISS - Percy Community Centre
Quartet Community Foundation - LED lighting upgrade completion
£3,700 11/12/2018
6
To install LED lighting in the Percy community centre's basement, ground floor area and sport hall.
Quartet Community Foundation - Percy Afternoon Club
£2,663 14/12/2017
12
Towards a new 'afternoon club' targeted at older people.
Quartet Community Foundation - Percy Youth Project
£4,998 26/04/2016
11
To maintain the centre's youth project based in disadvantaged area of Bath.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Percy Community Centre
£28,200 06/02/2012
the salary costs of the Polish Community Development Worker, overheads and other direct costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-66
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/02/2009, number: 1127986
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/12/2008, number: 06769345
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
14 returns made; AR17: 10 days late, AR11: 365 days late,
Main office

NEW KING STREET
BATH
BA1 2BN

Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATION 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 RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MANAGE OR COOPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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