Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

WEST FAVERSHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

A Community Association providing facilities and services for the benefit people of Faversham, and the wider East Kent Area.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 13 years

westfavershamca.co.uk

info@westfavershamca.org

01795537321

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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*£1,210£1,483£-273£41£1,549£570.54612
31/03/22£1,263£1,358£-95£1£1,828£1,69915528
31/03/21£825£898£-73£0£1,923£1021.45420
31/03/20£555£748£-193£1£1,996£1,90930.63732
31/03/19£659£748£-89£16£2,167£1201.92530
31/03/18£447£563£-116£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£414£508£-94£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£326£323£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£282£415£-133£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£260£364£-104£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£206£318£-112£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£2,930£97£2,832£12£2,959£10.220

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 55%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 4%
Reserves/Spending: 0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 46 employees
  • 12 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
National Lottery Community Fund£395,904
BBC Children in Need£30,500
Tudor Trust£25,000
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£23,000
Sport England£12,650
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to West Faversham Community Association
£1,610 21/10/2023
We would like to provide free, hot, nutritious meals to young people who may not have access to a hot meal in the evening. This will be available all year including school hols.
National Lottery Community Fund - School Holiday Club For Low Income Working Parents.
£101,297 06/07/2023
This funding will be used to run a four-day holiday club during school holidays offering an affordable childcare option to families in Aylesham Dover. The project aims to provide affordable child ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Faversham PRIDE
£81,065 08/06/2023
Funding will be used for the annual community Pride event in Faversham Swale. The event will attract diverse communities to celebrate LGBTQIA+ culture promoting greater understanding and tolerance in ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Celebration and Pride Funday
£10,000 02/06/2023
The funding will be used to host Faversham’s annual Pride event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. This project aims to support and promote equality for local LGBTQ+ people improving opportunities ....more
Power to Change - West Faversham Comunity Assocation (RCF)
£10,000 12/12/2022
Grant to West Faversham Comunity Assocation (RCF)
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer Pride Funday for the Community
£9,800 01/04/2022
The funding will be used to hold a family fun day to celebrate Pride and diversity where people of all ages will be provided with free fairground rides and entertainment whilst socialising with ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to West Faversham Community Association
£30,500 31/01/2022
Support groups for young people with ADHD or Autism who are currently waiting for a diagnosis. Benefits will include improved relationships with their families, increased self-esteem and improved ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to West Faversham Community Centre
£1,882 23/10/2021
We would expand our youth club, bringing young people together and teaching them life skills such as cooking, as well as providing gym sessions for teenagers to encourage healthy living.
National Lottery Community Fund - School Holiday Club
£133,152 05/05/2021
West Faversham Community Association (WFCA) will use the funding over 3 years to support their School Holiday Club project which will be delivered in the Faversham area to children and young people ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Celebration Day
£5,450 30/03/2021
1
The funding will be used to hold a community fun day free of charge for the local community to celebrate the end of lockdown. The project aims to bring the whole community together and give those who ....more
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£2,650 18/01/2021
1
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Exercise & Fitness
Tudor Trust - Grant to West Faversham Community Association
£2,000 05/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Drop In Support
£7,040 22/10/2020
6
The funding will used to expand informal drop-in youth workers sessions for vulnerable young people. The project aims to provide a safe environment where safeguarding issues can be picked up and ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
£23,000 08/06/2020
The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable ....more
CAF - Grant to West Faversham Community Association
£10,000 03/06/2020
3
Grant to West Faversham Community Association to support the organisation through COVID19
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000 26/05/2020
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
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid - 19 Response
£44,000 15/05/2020
1
The project will use funding to address food poverty in the Faversham area. The project aims to reduce the negative health impacts of children and older people caused by having reduced access to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Funday celebrating Pride and Community Cohesion
£4,100 22/04/2020
12
The funding will be used to host a summer pride fun day event for the LGBT&Q community and families. The project aims to improve relationships within the community and bring people together.
Tudor Trust - Grant to West Faversham Community Association
£23,000 03/10/2019
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the community support worker's salary at a community centre in Faversham, Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Increasing Capacity of Community Centre
£8,150 29/11/2018
12
The organisation will use the funding to improve the internal infrastructure and purchase equipment for the community hub to provide more activities and sustain the centre for the benefit of the ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to West Faversham Community Association
£9,500 08/08/2018
Generations Unite exploring heritage
Sport England - Building of a climbing wall in community centre
£45,000 28/02/2018
9
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Building of a climbing wall in community centre. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus ....more
DCMS - ALB-Building of a climbing wall in community centre
£45,000 28/02/2018
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Power to Change - West Faversham Community Association
£288,314 11/12/2017
Grant to West Faversham Community Association
Tudor Trust - Grant to West Faversham Community Association
£30,000 05/10/2017
24
over two years towards community activity and support worker salaries at a community centre in Faversham, Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Passport to Work
£9,641 03/05/2017
12
A coach will be hired to run projects for local, young people who are not in education, training or employment. This will provide employment skills training for young people to help reduce ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/11/2010, number: 1139228
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/06/2010, number: 07296070
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR23: 57 days late, AR16: 33 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR14: 19 days late,
Main office

West Faversham Community Centre
Bysing Wood Road
Faversham
ME13 7RH

Objectives

“4 The charity’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following:4.1 To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Faversham (Inhabitants) without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the Inhabitants and the statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the Inhabitants and in particular to establish, or secure the establishment of, a community centre and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any statutory authority or other person or body) in furtherance of this Object.4.2 To promote such other charitable purposes according to the law of England and Wales for the benefit of the Inhabitants and/or of people living in the County of Kent as the directors see fit from time to time. It is also proposed to include a new definition of 'Faversham' in the definitions in Article 2 in the following form:'Faversham' means Faversham (in the County of Kent) and the neighbourhood as reasonably defined from time to time by the directors of the charity;

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE WEST FAVERSHAM.

Data Sources

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