Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

SOUTH WESTON ACTIVITY NETWORK

South Weston Activity Network is a partnership that co-ordinates activities for children, young people and families in Bournville, Coronation and Oldmixon (Weston-super-Mare). The focus of our activities this year has been holiday activities, day trips, covid response, and nurturing participation & youth leadership.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

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

swan.wsm@outlook.com

01934 427426

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	*	£92	£80	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/22		£75	£69	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/21		£69	£51	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£37	£47	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£67	£37	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£7	£16	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£16	£12	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£7	£8	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£5	£5	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£13	£5	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£8	£5	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides services

Where it operates

North Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 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	£240,534
Quartet Community Foundation	£16,400
Garfield Weston Foundation	£7,500
Somerset Community Foundation	£1,180

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - SWAN Youth Forum Present... Bournville Pride 2024
£900	11/03/2024 0	Young people from South Ward design, plan and lead Bournville Pride 2024, an inclusive LGBTQ+ event (in Bournville park, on June 8th 2024).
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to South Weston Activity Network (SWAN)
£10,500	16/06/2022	To provide a programme of positive engagement activities and trips to families during the 6 week school summer holiday, encouraging community cohesion and improved wellbeing.
Somerset Community Foundation - Youth environmental action to improve green spaces in Weston-super-Mare
£1,180	07/04/2022	Youth environmental action to improve green spaces in Weston-super-Mare
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	03/04/2020	South Face Youth Forum
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to South Weston Activity Network (SWAN)
£5,000	24/03/2020 6	To provide free takeaway lunches and online youth services to local young people following the Governments decision to close schools in response to Covid19.
National Lottery Community Fund - SWAN - South Face Youth Forum
£240,534	19/09/2019 60	SWAN - South Face Youth Forum
Quartet Community Foundation - Our Time Youth Project
£5,000	25/03/2019 11	Pilot to build and expand on the work of the newly formed Youth Forum, in particular expanding provision to include school holidays.
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Time Youth Project
£10,000	07/12/2018 12	The funding will be used to run a series of camps for young people to create a local youth forum. The project aims to improve skills and enable the community to address the issues affecting their ....more The funding will be used to run a series of camps for young people to create a local youth forum. The project aims to improve skills and enable the community to address the issues affecting their lives.
Quartet Community Foundation - SWAN's Our Time Youth Project
£5,000	30/10/2018 12	Towards a new youth forum comprising of local young people that will make decisions about activities they want to see delivered for children, young people and families in the local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP3 - South Weston Youth Project
£44,565	04/06/2018 12	The group will set up a Youth Forum that will make decisions about the kinds of activities they want to take part in and provide for children, young people and families in the local community. The ....more The group will set up a Youth Forum that will make decisions about the kinds of activities they want to take part in and provide for children, young people and families in the local community. The project aims to make a difference to people in the local community, providing them with days out and family trips.
Quartet Community Foundation - Summer Lunch Clubs and Day Camps
£4,732	28/06/2017 12	Towards salary costs for a part time worker to administer and coordinate their school holiday activities in the South ward of Weston-super-Mare.
Quartet Community Foundation - Day Camps for Young People in the South Ward
£3,000	27/07/2016 12	Towards staff costs and transport for commissioning activities for 10 day camps supporting children and young people.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALLI WALLER Appointed: 2018

ANNABEL LAWTON Appointed: 2022

DANIELLE SMITH Appointed: 2023

ELAINE HARRIS Appointed: 2018

JOHN WHEATLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2013

SOPHIE SHEPHERD Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/02/2012, number: 1145841

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR23: 7 days late,

Main office

South Weston Activity Network
The For All Healthy Living Centre
68 Lonsdale Avenue
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 3SJ

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHA) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF SOUTH WESTON, WESTON SUPER MARE WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY AND DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPORVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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