Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

WELLINGTON ROAD COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUSTEES LIMITED 

- to provide facilities for social welfare for recreation, education and leisure without distinction of sex, age, disability, political, religious or other opinions by associating together local inhabitants with statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations - the establishment of a Community Centre - promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.
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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 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: 12 years

wrccdudley.com

wrccdudley@hotmail.co.uk

01384826080

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
31/08/22£31£22£9n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/21£19£15£4n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/20*£17£21£-4n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/08/19£30£21£9n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/08/18£25£19£6£0£0£0n/a014
31/08/17£20£19£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£20£13£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£19£21£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£22£14£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13*£18£16£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12*£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Dudley,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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
DCMS£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
HM Revenue & Customs£2,000
Heart Of England Community Foundation£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
HM Revenue & Customs - SME Brexit Support Fund
£2,000 19/05/2021
Funding provided for Professional Advice Grant
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 02/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Wellington Road Community Centre
£1,500 24/04/2020
The centre is closed but they want to offer an information and befriending service to local older residents, partly to help counteract misinformation on Covid-19 they have found circulating.
National Lottery Community Fund - Jasmine Project
£10,000 31/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver a range of activity sessions for women. The project aims to provide social opportunities and develop confidence in participants.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 53-75
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/11/2011, number: 1144754
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/08/2011, number: 07740832
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR20: 3 days late, AR13: 363 days late, AR12: 312 days late,
Main office

27 WELLINGTON ROAD
DUDLEY
WEST MIDLANDS
DY1 1RB

Objectives

(A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONALITY, AGE, DISABILITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID 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 SAID INHABITANTS;(B) ESTABLISH, OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREIN AFTER CALL THE 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 THE ABOVE OBJECTS;(C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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