Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

WOODVALE AND AINSDALE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

Arts/Crafts, Blokarting, Bike Maintenance, Canoeing, Chair Based Exercise, Climbing Wall, Community Choir, Employability Training Course, afternoon lunches for older people, Cooking and Healthy Eating courses, Computers, Mums/tots Club, Martial Arts Club, Bike Maintenance classes, Mountain biking sessions, Staying Safe-Self Defence for Women, Tai Chi and chair Tai Chi and youth activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 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
Established: 12 years

www.woodvalecommunitycentre.co.uk

manager@woodvalecentre.co.uk

01704573084

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
30/04/23£112£104£7n/an/an/an/an/a20
30/04/22£89£91£-3n/an/an/an/an/a20
30/04/21£132£74£58n/an/an/an/an/a20
30/04/20£95£90£5n/an/an/an/an/a24
30/04/19£90£107£-17n/an/an/an/an/a64
30/04/18£111£113£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/17£107£118£-11£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/16£154£115£39£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/15£134£108£26£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/14£122£104£19£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/13£139£69£70£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Sefton,

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£29,777
DCMS£19,920
John Moores Foundation£12,500
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£5,486
Co-Operative Group£4,213
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Chair Based Exercise
£2,000 24/07/2023
To provide 3 chair based exercise classes for older people in the local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Administrator and Youth Worker post
£10,000 23/06/2023
The funding will contribute towards the salary of a admin/youth worker to enable them to provide and develop the services and people within their community and recreation centres where they provide ....more
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Warm & Well
£1,000 18/05/2023
To provide weekly Wednesday afternoon sessions including various board games, a warm drink, and some food.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Summer Sizzlers 2022
£2,486 10/08/2022
To offer a diversionary summer holiday programme for local young people.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Woodvale and Ainsdale Community Association
£7,500 28/04/2022
Towards the salary of the Administrator
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellbeing in Woodvale
£10,000 10/12/2021
The funding will be used to run a gentle exercise and lunch club for older people. The project aims to improve health and wellbeing and reduce isolation by providing a safe place to relax and engage ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Woodvale Centre
£4,213 24/10/2020
We plan to continue to provide chair-based exercise for older members of our community to help them keep active and socialise with others.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£19,920 26/08/2020
"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
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Woodvale and Ainsdale Community Association
£5,000 07/07/2020
Towards the salary of the Centre Manager
National Lottery Community Fund - POWA (People of Woodvale & Ainsdale)
£9,777 30/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to employ a part-time administrator who will support the development and running of activities, training and events for the local community across two community and ....more
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Woodvale and Ainsdale Community Association
£10,000 01/06/2018
Towards the salary of the Community Development Manager
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Woodvale and Ainsdale Community Association
£3,018 04/08/2017
By providing a weekly Well-being Day at the community centre, we can support local people to move forwards on their journey to wellness.
National Lottery Community Fund - WACA Diversionary Holiday Activities Programme
£5,910 05/07/2017
12
The group will provide a series of adventurous, outdoor physical activities for young people during school holiday periods. This will strengthen the community by diverting the young people from ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Woodvale & Ainsdale Community Association (WACA)
£220,340 21/11/2012
60
This is a continuation of an existing project that aims to improve people's health and well being and promote and enhance community life by providing programmes to achieve a lively and active ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-68
  • ARIANNE CLARKE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Policy And Research Officer
  • LYNNE THOMPSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Local Authority Councillor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2012, number: 1146522
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/10/2011, number: 07795806
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CREATIVE LOOP (CLOOP) on 21/02/2023
Main office

Woodvale Community Centre
Meadow Lane
Woodvale
Southport
PR8 3RS

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WOODVALE, AINSDALE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, 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;2) 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 THE OBJECTS;3) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE BENFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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