Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

HALE COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD

The Hale Community Centre is a community resource that provides a range of services, activities and meeting spaces for people of all ages in its neighbourhood. Our aim is to provide recreational, learning, business and social activities, which are accessible and affordable.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£192£143£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£83£94£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£122£51£71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£58£53£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£46£50£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£47£45£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£52£37£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£36£32£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£40£17£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£24£15£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£29£25£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£18£22£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£34£29£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

halecommunitycentre.org.uk

halecommunitycentre@gmail.com

01252722362

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Hampshire, Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£255,184
Community Foundation for Surrey£86,316
Co-Operative Group£1,725
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hale Community Fridge & Cupboard
£1,725 22/10/2022
We would like to reduce food waste and help tackle food poverty by re-distributing surplus food.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Community Fridge and Cupboard
£5,000 20/09/2022
Funding towards the Community Cupboard and Fridge for the proportionate element covering the needs of Ukrainian refugees
Community Foundation for Surrey - Girlz Club Seniors
£10,800 03/08/2022
Funding towards the costs of a targeted youth club for girls aged 13-17 in an area of recognised disadvantage
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Shed@Hale Youth Centre
£1,277 18/07/2022
Funding for small capital items for a youth group in an area of recognised deprivation
Community Foundation for Surrey - Hale Youth Centre - Seed to Plate Project
£7,911 11/07/2022
Funding for the small capital costs for a project for young people to grown food and learn to cook, to improve wellbeing and healthy eating skills
National Lottery Community Fund - Open Access Youth Facility
£255,184 27/08/2021
The grant will be used to fund a Youth Facility and offer for the CYP in Upper Hale. It will particularly be for those living on the deprived Sandy Hill Estate in Farnham situated in the local authority of Waverley in Surrey. HCC want to create a ....more
Community Foundation for Surrey - Hale Community Cupboard and Fridge running costs
£10,361 25/08/2021
8
Funding for a Community Fridge and Cupboard to support people in an area of high deprivation
Community Foundation for Surrey - Funding for a Project & Engagement Coordinator to enable strengthened mental health and wellbeing projects in the communities in Hale
£25,000 23/03/2021
Funding for a Project & Engagement Coordinator to enable strengthened mental health and wellbeing projects in the communities in Hale
Community Foundation for Surrey - Girlz Club
£8,892 21/01/2021
Funding towards a youth group for disadvantaged girls transitioning from primary to secondary school, living in Sandy Hill.
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Food and Essentials
£5,697 27/08/2020
Funding toward establishment of a Community Cupboard to compliment foodbank provision in a community struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Mental Wellbeing
£3,753 21/05/2020
Funding for a community store of items to borrow or swap during the coronavirus crisis.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Girlz Club
£7,625 31/12/2019
10
Girlz Club to support disadvantaged girls from Sandy Hill
Power to Change - Hale Community Centre Limited
£10,750 04/07/2019
16
Grant to Hale Community Centre Limited
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£5,000 01/02/2019
Increased confidence and skills improved interpersonal skills improved health & well-being improved educational attainments Since January this year positive results have been seen. One of the girls in the group - a carer - finds she is able to ....more
Community Foundation for Surrey - Girlz Club
£5,000 18/12/2018
12
Support for a youth club programme for girls 11-14 in Sandy Hill estate.
Hazelhurst Trust - Payment
£750 15/11/2017
Venue for Opportunities womens' n/w
Hazelhurst Trust - Grant
£750 12/07/2017
Venue for Opportunities womens' network
Community Foundation for Surrey - Youth Club for 11-16 year old girls (Hot Chocolate)
£3,805 01/08/2016
24
Support for a youth club programme for girls 11-16 in Sandy Hill estate.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-81
  • CAROL MCFARLANE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Teacher
  • CATHERINE POWELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Councillor
  • JEAN MAY HOUNSHAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • JOAN JUNIPER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Registered General Nurse And Associate Lecturer In
  • MELISSA ELLENDEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: None
  • NORMA CORKISH (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Non Government Organisation Co
  • PATRICIA EVANS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Councillor
  • PROFESSOR THOMAS JOSEPH QUINN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • SIMON PORTER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Farmer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/11/2009, number: 1132822
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/04/2009, number: 06872992
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
13 returns made; AR12: 5 days late, AR11: 372 days late,
Main office

130 Upper Hale Road
Farnham
GU9 0JH

Objectives

To provide facilities for recreation and other leisure-time occupation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for the residents of Upper Hale as defined in the attached map and surrounding areas in the Borough of Waverley, Surrey, (hereinafter called ‘the area of benefit’) 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 others organisations in a common effort to fulfil the following objectives:1. provide relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through supporting economic and educational, aspirations by providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for activities that reflect these aspirations2. advance community development through developing the capacity and skills of residents in the area of benefit in order that they are better able to identify, and meet their needs and to participate more fully in society through mutually identified activities3. To establish, or secure the establishment of, a Community Centre (hereinafter called ‘the centre’) and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any local authority or other person or body) in furtherance of these objects;4. To promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined by the trustees

Defined Area of Benefit:

FARNHAM AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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