Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

WEST WATFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

Activities provided are based on identified needs of community in West Watford. We provide Coffee Morning,Baby & Toddler Grp, Art & Craft Grp,Digital Inclusion for Older People, Guitar Grp, Over 50s Exercise, Pilates, Reminiscence Grp, Socials, Vinyl Eves, Volunteering Opps, Yoga, Chair Yoga, Chess Club, Zoom activities, Drop-In, room & hall hire.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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

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: 13 years

www.westwatford.org.uk

info@westwatford.org.uk

01923235488

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£49£49£-1n/an/an/an/an/a46
31/03/22£60£48£12n/an/an/an/an/a67
31/03/21£58£43£15n/an/an/an/an/a27
31/03/20£50£63£-12n/an/an/an/an/a63
31/03/19£57£59£-2n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/18£51£60£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£51£59£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£62£54£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£53£52£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£62£58£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£74£56£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£63£53£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 46 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Creative Talks on Zoom
£4,344 08/04/2022
The funding will be used to continue to deliver online creative talks on a range of topics for members of the community including vulnerable people who are at risk of isolation and provide them with ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Virtual Social for Creative Time
£3,246 30/11/2020
6
The funding will be used to deliver online creative activities for older people. The project aims to reduce isolation and loneliness during Covid-19
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Future in virtual world
£2,780 11/05/2020
Grant to West Watford Community Association
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to West Watford Community Association
£4,000 19/02/2019
9
Grant to West Watford Community Association

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 48-85
  • LISA HOWLETT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Business Travel Consultant
  • PETER GRANGER (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Househusband & Counsellor
  • STEPHANIE LENNOX Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Communications & Marketing Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/04/2011, number: 1141618
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/09/2010, number: 07386863
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE WEST WATFORD COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION
15 HARWOODS ROAD
WATFORD
WD18 7RB

Objectives

1) THE WEST WATFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATOIN IS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE OBJECTS ONLY. IN PARTICULAR WEST WATFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WEST WATFORD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, RACE, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR HEALTH, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.2) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNTIY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY BODY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY WEST WATFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HERTFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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