Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

CENTRE WEST (NEWCASTLE) 

Rgeneration activities in the West End of Newcastle upon Tyne
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 15 years
(22 years as a company)

www.centre-west.com

enquiries@centre-west.com

01914060290

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*£467£558£-91n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/22£394£512£-118n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/21*£394£488£-94n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/20*£451£626£-176n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/19£2,013£599£1,414£0£1,993£1,47829.6186
31/03/18£613£648£-34£0£579£2023.7160
31/03/17£899£664£235£0£613£2524.6140
31/03/16£1,438£847£591£0£377£20140
31/03/15£732£734£-2£10£533£1272.1140
31/03/14£703£730£-26£9£534£1432.3200
31/03/13*£792£686£105£12£561£1713310
31/03/12*£1,684£848£836£8£1,566£2653.7230
31/03/11*£1,152£735£418£16£731£2884.7140
31/03/10*£868£907£-40£0£-75£-75-150

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 7 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£10,000
Sport England£5,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£2,994
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£750
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Power to Change - Centre West (Newcastle) (RCF)
£10,000 12/12/2022
Grant to Centre West (Newcastle) (RCF)
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - training young volunteers and undertaking DBS checks
£750 28/01/2021
training young volunteers and undertaking DBS checks
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the volunteer programme
£2,994 10/12/2020
supporting the volunteer programme
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£5,000 12/05/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
Sport England - Boom Bootcamp
£6,095 15/01/2019
10
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Boom Bootcamp. This project lists its main activity as Exercise & Fitness
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£6,336 07/01/2019
The main outcome is to increase female participation in sport from BAME communities in all aspects playing, coaches, refereeing and volunteering. The programme will focus on increasing confidence, ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Love Sport 4 Employment
£6,336 06/12/2018
To support the Love Sport 4 Employment project.
County Durham Community Foundation - United Newcastle
£39,340 10/10/2018
To strengthen the societal ties amongst different communities across Newcastle upon Tyne and to reduce prejudice.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Back to Sport - youth participation programme
£15,000 17/04/2018
Back to Sport - youth participation programme
Power to Change - Centre West (Newcastle)
£16,000 15/06/2017
36
Grant to Centre West (Newcastle)
BBC Children in Need - Grant to CENTRE WEST (Hat-Trick)
£24,030 10/05/2017
36
This project will deliver sport sessions for children and young people living in a deprived area of Byker, in order to improve skills, health and well-being and positive relationships
National Lottery Community Fund - Tennis With A Twist
£8,845 11/04/2017
12
The project will deliver tennis training sessions for children at 12 local schools, including dodge-tennis, foot-tennis, and grand slam events. The project will provide volunteering opportunities for ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Hat-Trick - Learning Hub
£2,500 27/07/2016
Towards Hat-Trick - Learning Hub
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Wingrove School & Community Sport Project
£2,950 16/06/2016
Towards Wingrove School & Community Sport Project
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Street Skillz sessions at Wingrove
£3,000 18/06/2015
Towards Street Skillz sessions at Wingrove
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-58
  • FERGUS LAIRD Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/05/2009, number: 1129502
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/01/2002, number: 04357221
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR21: 59 days late, AR20: 304 days late, AR13: 6 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR10: 2 days late,
Main office

The Beacon
Westgate Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 9PQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION IN THE AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION AND IN PARTICULAR IN PARTS OF THE WINGROVE WARDS, ELSWICK WARD AND WESTGATE WARD AREAS OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE WEST END OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE'), BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT;2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINNG, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;4 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP;A IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESSES; ORB TO EXISTING BUSINESSES5 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;6 THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING;7 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES, PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO MAINTAIN, PROVIDE OR IMPROVE PUBLIC AMENITIES;8 THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE;9 THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES;10 THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;11 THE PROMOTION OF IMPROVED PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE PROVIDED THAT SUCH OBJECT SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY HEALTH AUTHORITIES OR OTHER PUBLIC BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO MAINTAIN, PROVIDE OR IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE;12 THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIME;13 THE PROMOTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW BUSINESSES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING BUSINESSES, AND THE PROMOTION OF COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN BUSINESSES TO PROMOTE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE;14 THE PROMOTION OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST BUSINESSES IN THE CONDUCT OF TRADE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AND IN DEVELOPING PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND ALSO IN MEETING LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS; AND15 DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH DEVELOPMENT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR OWN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARTS OF THE WINGROVE WARDS, ELSWICK WARD AND WESTGATE WARD AREAS OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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