Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 11
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

CHRISTCHURCH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP LTD 

The Christchurch Community Partnership was established to improve the economic, social and environmental well-being and the quality of life of those people who live in, work in and visit Christchurch.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity 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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/03/22£59£63£-4n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/21£63£60£3n/an/an/an/an/a90
31/03/20£83£53£30n/an/an/an/an/a68
31/03/19£41£44£-3n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/03/18£53£47£6£0£0£0n/a030
31/03/17£30£43£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£16£74£-58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£48£36£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£49£30£19£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.christchurchcommunitypartnership.org.uk

contact@christchurchcommunitypartnership.org.

01202989632

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Dorset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 80 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
Masonic Trust£12,094
DCMS£11,184
Dorset Community Foundation£9,500
National Lottery Community Fund£6,253
CAF£2,640
Co-Operative Group£1,177
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£12,094 27/01/2023
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Christchurch Community Partnership
£4,500 07/12/2021
Contribution to the cost of delivering an advice service through a dedicated caseworker on Portland, to support people in financial difficulty
Co-Operative Group - Grant to CCP
£1,177 23/10/2021
We would like to provide hot meals in the community for local residents, supporting those struggling with the current crisis.
Dorset Community Foundation - Covid Recovery
£5,000 12/10/2021
To support a new ecotherapy group in Weymouth - supports people with inhibiting mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression through therapeutic gardening.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£11,184 22/09/2020
"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
CAF - Grant to Christchurch Community Partnership
£2,640 14/05/2020
3
Grant to Christchurch Community Partnership to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Christchurch Community Partnership - COVID-19
£6,253 30/04/2020
12
The organisation have adapted their services providing support for those who are most vulnerable and socially isolated within their communities by providing a telephone support service delivery of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Consultation Event
£6,870 14/02/2018
12
The funding will be used by a charity to carry out an engagement exercise that aims to improve community services that address issues surrounding isolation. The project aims to improve the way in ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
  • DES PERSSE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Worker
  • MICHAEL TURVEY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired Local Government Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/10/2012, number: 1149162
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/01/2011, number: 07485083
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

43B Barrack Road
CHRISTCHURCH
BH23 1PA

Objectives

1) PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THE INHABITANTS OF CHRISTCHURCH, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY BRINGING TOGETHER STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN THE CHRISTCHURCH AREA AND TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.2) PROMOTE ALL OR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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