Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

ST OSWALD'S WEST END CENTRE 

To improving the lives of individuals by providing groups and opportunities aimed at:-Reducing social isolation / stigmatisation.Promoting friendship, social networks, and independent lives.Improving social, physical and mental well being.Offering learning opportunities to enhance employability and the chance to improve thier economic well being.Increasing community involvement.
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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: 11 years

www.thewestendcentrebradford.org

christine.westend@outlook.com

01274522717

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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
31/12/22£115£96£19n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/21£110£105£5n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/20£100£114£-15n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/19£133£120£13n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/18£110£105£5£0£0£0n/a044
31/12/17£88£105£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16*£103£88£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£103£98£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£92£62£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£33£16£17£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Bradford City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 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£312,606
Department for Transport£36,750
CAF£10,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£7,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Transport - EVHS / Home Chargers 21/3885
£700 01/04/2021
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers, provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).
Department for Transport - EVHS / Home Chargers 21/2096
£2,800 01/04/2021
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers, provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).
Department for Transport - EVHS / Home Chargers 21/2221
£1,050 01/04/2021
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers, provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).
Department for Transport - EVHS / Home Chargers 21/2499
£700 01/04/2021
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers, provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).
Department for Transport - EVHS / Home Chargers 21/2702
£4,900 01/04/2021
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers, provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).
Department for Transport - EVHS / Home Chargers 21/1010
£2,800 01/04/2021
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers, provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).
Department for Transport - Workplace Charge Points 21/22
£700 01/04/2021
The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) is a voucher-based scheme that provides businesses, charities, and the wider public sector, with support towards the up-front costs of the purchase and ....more
Department for Transport - Workplace Charge Points 21/22
£700 01/04/2021
The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) is a voucher-based scheme that provides businesses, charities, and the wider public sector, with support towards the up-front costs of the purchase and ....more
Department for Transport - EVHS / Home Chargers 21/383
£700 01/04/2021
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers, provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).
Department for Transport - EVHS / Home Chargers 21/4816
£6,300 01/04/2021
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers, provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).
Department for Transport - Workplace Charge Points 21/22
£700 01/04/2021
The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) is a voucher-based scheme that provides businesses, charities, and the wider public sector, with support towards the up-front costs of the purchase and ....more
Department for Transport - EVHS / Home Chargers 21/4329
£3,500 01/04/2021
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers, provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).
Department for Transport - EVHS / Home Chargers 21/3065
£4,900 01/04/2021
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers, provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).
Department for Transport - EVHS / Home Chargers 21/3639
£6,300 01/04/2021
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers, provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).
National Lottery Community Fund - Opening Doors for the Community
£312,606 25/01/2021
36
The project is using funding to deliver a project that will meet the wants and needs of people from the community and support people to achieve their aspirations for themselves their families and ....more
CAF - Grant to St Oswald's West End Centre
£10,000 16/07/2020
3
Grant to St Oswald's West End Centre to support the organisation through COVID19
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to St Oswald's West End Centre
£7,500 03/09/2019
purchase of computers, printers and chairs for a charity working with disadvantaged minority communities in Bradford
National Lottery Community Fund - The Open Door Community Project
£304,581 24/03/2017
36
The aim of the centre is to develop skills and to provide better access to digital services and promote greater social inclusion. The centre has evolved from its grassroots beginnings and has become ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Open Door Community Project
£224,243 21/01/2014
32
This is a new project, based on previous pilots, which will expand the services available from the St OswaldÂ’s West End Centre in Bradford. The aim is to improve the quality of life for people in ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-75
  • KIM CLAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/12/2012, number: 1150070
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/10/2011, number: 07825963
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR16: 8 days late,
Main office

St. Oswalds West End Centre
Christopher Street
BRADFORD
West Yorkshire
BD5 9DH

Objectives

1) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF LITTLE HORTON AND THE CITY OF BRADFORD IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.2) TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.3) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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