Overall GiG Score: -3 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1

FRIENDS OF BOWLING PARK 

A group of enthusiastic volunteers who love the wonderful green open spaces of Bowling Park situated in Bradford, West Yorkshire. We want to see the park improved, its heritage protected and its place valued in the local community. We put on community events, run weekly activities, help maintain the park and raise funds for use in the park.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 10 years

www.ilovebowlingpark.org.uk

info@ilovebowlingpark.org.uk

01274407640

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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£0£2£-2n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/21£1£5£-4n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/20£8£6£2n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/19£9£13£-4n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/18*£28£14£14£0£0£0n/a030
31/12/17£8£9£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£5£20£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£29£10£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£27£27£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City,

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Kinder Gardeners
£4,000 27/03/2019
Funding to purchase trees, plants, seeds etc and to cover the cost of a volunteer manager and tool hire. The project aim is park restoration through community planting days and a pre-school gardening ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Bowling Park Needs YOU!' - Building Community Pride in Bowling Park
£10,000 30/08/2018
12
The group will employ a volunteer manager and a development worker to oversee activities at the park which they befriend. The project aims to provide an improved community space through volunteering ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Bowling Park Community Development Project
£10,000 05/08/2015
12
The organisation will use funding to implement new activities at the park, such as a young leaders scheme and the training volunteers to assist in the running of the park. This will provide young ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/04/2014, number: 1156565
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR18: 79 days late,
Main office

247 Bowling Hall Road
BRADFORD
BD4 7TJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRADFORD, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF BOWLING PARK.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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