Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 2

STOW PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE

The provision alone or in conjunction with others, of facilities for the benefit of the public, in order to relieve poverty and any other need in particular through reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, unemployment or social depravation.

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Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 10 years

www.stowpark.org

office@stowpark.org

01633843730

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
31/12/22	£72	£92	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/12/21	£170	£123	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/12/20	£159	£124	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/12/19	£94	£108	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/12/18	£89	£86	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	12
31/12/17	£86	£97	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£106	£95	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£83	£110	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£69	£73	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Newport City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
18 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	£137,511
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,990

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - our community hub
£80,227	12/07/2023	Rhayader and District Community Support in Powys will use £80227 to develop volunteering opportunities and deliver a community enhancement project to tackle isolation in their rural community. Bydd ....more Rhayader and District Community Support in Powys will use £80227 to develop volunteering opportunities and deliver a community enhancement project to tackle isolation in their rural community. Bydd Rhayader and District Community Support yn Powysm yn defnyddio £80227 i ddatblygu cyfleoedd gwirfoddoli a chynnal prosiect cyfoethogi cymunedol i fynd i’r afael ag ynyrwydd yn eu cymuned wledig.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pathways
£9,986	07/07/2023	Rhayader & District Community Support in Rhayader Powys will use £9986 to employ a part time Reception/Front of House staff. This new post will help them to more efficiently enable people to ....more Rhayader & District Community Support in Rhayader Powys will use £9986 to employ a part time Reception/Front of House staff. This new post will help them to more efficiently enable people to access the help and support they need. Bydd Rhayader & District Community Support yn Rhaeadr Powys yn defnyddio £9986 i gyflogi staff rhan amser yn y Dderbynfa/Blaen y T. Bydd y swydd newydd hon yn eu helpu i alluogi pobl i gael mynediad at y cymorth a'r gefnogaeth sydd eu hangen arnynt a hynny’n fwy effeithlon.
National Lottery Community Fund - A Warm Welcome
£9,200	11/10/2022	Stow Park Community Centre in Newport will employ a Welcome Officer to act as first point of contact at the centre and undertake a community consultation to help understand post-COVID support needs. ....more Stow Park Community Centre in Newport will employ a Welcome Officer to act as first point of contact at the centre and undertake a community consultation to help understand post-COVID support needs. £9200 will fund a Welcome Officer post recruitment publicity and marketing materials and volunteer expenses. Bydd Canolfan Gymunedol Stow Park yng Nghasnewydd yn cyflogi Swyddog Croeso i weithredu fel pwynt cyswllt cyntaf y ganolfan a chynnal ymgynghoriad cymunedol i helpu deall anghenion cefnogaeth yn dilyn COVID. Bydd £9200 yn talu am rôl y Swyddog Croeso recriwtio cyhoeddusrwydd a marchnata deunyddiau a threuliau gwirfoddolwyr.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Spectra Arts CIC
£10,000	26/09/2022	Woods for The Trees
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stow Park Community Centre
£1,990	23/10/2021	We would like to keep our food bank operating as it has seen an 85% increase in demand during the pandemic. We are now giving out more than 150 parcels a week to families facing poverty and hunger.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID 19 - Breaking isolation
£8,395	19/04/2021	Stow Park Community Centre in Newport were awarded £8395 to run weekly welcome back coffee mornings offering activities and refreshments and a low impact exercise class to help rebuild the feeling ....more Stow Park Community Centre in Newport were awarded £8395 to run weekly welcome back coffee mornings offering activities and refreshments and a low impact exercise class to help rebuild the feeling of community following the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Breaking through COVID isolation
£20,103	16/07/2020 13	Stow Park Community will use £20103 funding to deliver weekly luncheon clubs and afternoon tea to the elderly and vulnerable groups in its community post COVID-19 lockdown. They will also provide ....more Stow Park Community will use £20103 funding to deliver weekly luncheon clubs and afternoon tea to the elderly and vulnerable groups in its community post COVID-19 lockdown. They will also provide bereavement support money management advice and mindfulness sessions. The project will rebuild the self-confidence of elderly and vulnerable people to start re-engaging with activities delivered at the community centre and therefore reduce anxiety and social isolation as well as supporting other members of the community with issues experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bydd Cymuned Stow Park yn defnyddio grant o £20103 i ddarparu clybiau cinio wythnosol a the prynhawn i'r grwpiau oedrannus a bregus yn y gymuned ar ôl cyfnod clo COVID-19. Byddant hefyd yn darparu cefnogaeth profedigaeth cyngor rheoli arian a sesiynau ymwybyddiaeth gofalgar. Bydd y prosiect yn ailadeiladu hunanhyder pobl oedrannus a bregus i ddechrau ailymgysylltu â gweithgareddau a ddarperir yn y ganolfan gymunedol ac felly'n lleihau pryder ac arwahanrwydd cymdeithasol yn ogystal â chefnogi aelodau eraill o'r gymuned gyda materion a brofir o ganlyniad i'r pandemig covid19.
National Lottery Community Fund - Print workshop
£9,600	04/03/2020 11	Stow Park Community Centre will train six vulnerable young people to gain a qualification in industrial and commercial printing. £9,600 will fund a tutor, technical printer and training materials.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Life Skills in the Local Community
£99,475	17/05/2018 48	The project will offer a series of accredited training packages to improve both the employability and soft skills of the local community in Newport. Primarily aimed at homeless and people on low ....more The project will offer a series of accredited training packages to improve both the employability and soft skills of the local community in Newport. Primarily aimed at homeless and people on low incomes, it will aim to improve skills while offering a space to increase social wellbeing. The funding, over four years, will fund a part time training Co-ordinator, increased hours Print Workshop Manager, sessional fees, training, expenses, marketing and overheads.
National Lottery Community Fund - Life skills
£6,240	23/04/2018 12	Life skills
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Stow Park Community Centre
£14,812	07/10/2015 12	the salary of a Sessional Training Officer, project costs and monitoring and evaluation costs
Tudor Trust - Grant to Stow Park Community Centre
£50,000	06/01/2014 24	over two years towards the salary of a full-time centre manager, and running costs, for a community hub and resource centre in central Newport

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

DEBORAH JANE CLASON Appointed: 2016

JONATHAN MATTHEWS Appointed: 2021

RONALD WILLIAM PROSSER Appointed: 2013

SHEILA JONES Appointed: 2014

WILLIAM CLASON Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/01/2014, number: 1155442

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Stow Park Community Centre
Brynhyfryd Road
NEWPORT
South Wales
NP20 4FX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PROVISION ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHERS OF FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ORDER TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ANY OTHER NEEDS IN PARTICULAR THROUGH REASON OF YOUTH,AGE,ILL-HEALTH,DISABILITY,UNEMPLOYMENT OR SOCIAL DEPRIVATION.

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