Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

CANALSIDE HERITAGE CENTRE

A heritage centre in renovated lock cottages next to Beeston Weir and The River Trent depicting life on the waterways and the history of the Beeston Cut. There is also a small gift shop, tea rooms and community garden with allotment plots which are to be used by local schools and beehives. Open all year round 7 days a week.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£62£161£-99n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£97£137£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£264£113£151n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£124£122£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£61£114£-53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£498£106£392n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17?£309£27£282n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/16£97£50£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/15*£32£2£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 11 years
(13 years as a company)

www.canalsideheritagecentre.org.uk

STEWARTC@CANALSIDEHERITAGECENTRE.ORG.UK

01159221773

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Allotments & gardens
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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 Heritage Fund£242,681
DCMS£142,500
Co-Operative Group£3,996
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Canalside Heritage Centre
£242,681 29/03/2022
Beeston and Beyond
DCMS - CRF21: Canalside Heritage Centre
£42,700 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Canalside Heritage Centre
£3,996 24/10/2020
We would like to put on creative writing workshops that use the waterways as inspiration to support the wellbeing of vulnerable people.
DCMS - CRF20: Canalside Heritage Centre
£99,800 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Canalside Heritage Centre Trust
£4,827 19/11/2018
We want to build raised bed allotment gardens for the local schools to grow their own produce and learn about the history of allotments.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • GRAHAM MORLEY HOPCROFT MMS Appointed: 2013
  • JODIE SCADDAN LLB Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor
  • JULIAN OWEN MBE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Architect
  • KATE FOALE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Councillor
  • MALCOLM DODD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Finance Director
  • STEWART CRAVEN LIOB (Chair) Appointed: 2013
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/02/2014, number: 1155914
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/02/2011, number: 07515469
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
9 returns made; AR15: 12 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from VOLUNTARY ACTION BROXTOWE on 31/08/2021
Main office

Lock Cottages
Canal Side
Beeston
NOTTINGHAM
NG91LZ

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL HERITAGE BY THE CONSTRUCTION, MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A HERITAGE MUSEUM, RESOURCE CENTRE AND EXHIBITION GALLERY IN BEESTON NOTTINGHAM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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