Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 5

FENCEHOUSES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

The charity manages Fencehouses Community Centre which hosts permanent activities such as Durham Stickmakers, Community Gym and Nursery. The community centre offers a wide range of activities from a junior youth club to indoor bowls, sequence dancing to a detached youth outreach service.Open 7 days a week we aim to support the social inclusion,health and well being of our local community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 9 years

www.fencehousescc.co.uk

georgina@fencehousescc.co.uk

01913852583

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		£91	£81	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/21	*	£71	£86	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20		£67	£73	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19	*	£81	£79	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/18		£74	£85	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	2
31/12/17		£85	£68	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	*	£103	£109	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£59	£43	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Durham, Sunderland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

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
County Durham Community Foundation - Family Hubs
£2,000	07/12/2022	To provide a warm space.
County Durham Community Foundation - Centre Manager - salary
£7,500	05/08/2022	Towards the Centre Manager - salary.
National Lottery Community Fund - Jubilee Summer Extravaganza
£6,010	14/04/2022	The funding will be used to host a series of events for communities in County Durham to mark the Queens Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to encourage the residents to come together and reconnect ....more The funding will be used to host a series of events for communities in County Durham to mark the Queens Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to encourage the residents to come together and reconnect with the activities and services delivered at Fencehouses community centre helping to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
County Durham Community Foundation - Solar Panels at the Sixth Pit
£4,300	22/05/2019	Towards solar panels at the Sixth Pit.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Giving continuity to our work with young people - Year 3.
£9,350	01/04/2019	Giving continuity to our work with young people - Year 3.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bringing more people together
£10,000	06/02/2019 12	The funding will be used expand the centre's programme of services and activities for more residents to enjoy and improve their wellbeing.
County Durham Community Foundation - Supporting the Centre
£5,000	04/05/2018	To support employment of a support worker/administrator.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Giving continuity to our work with young people Year 1
£9,350	07/03/2018	Giving continuity to our work with young people Year 1
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Giving continuity to our work with young people Year 2
£9,350	04/01/2018	Giving continuity to our work with young people Year 2
County Durham Community Foundation - Modernised and Acessible
£4,375	14/09/2017	Towards modernising the Ladies and Gents Toilets.
County Durham Community Foundation - Youth Outreach Project -Fencehouses Area
£5,000	30/05/2017	To support a "Youth Outreach" project in the Fencehouses area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Rewire Fencehouses Community Centre
£10,000	28/10/2015 12	The organisation will use the funding to replace electrical wiring and circuit boards throughout the centre. This will improve the safety of the building and enable existing and new community groups ....more The organisation will use the funding to replace electrical wiring and circuit boards throughout the centre. This will improve the safety of the building and enable existing and new community groups to continue using the amenities.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

DAVID HILLS Appointed: 2023

LEE FRANCIS Appointed: 2020

ROBERT HUNTER Appointed: 2014

TOM LAMB Appointed: 2023

KELLY HILLS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/12/2014, number: 1159581

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR21: 4 days late, AR19: 5 days late, AR16: 20 days late,

Main office

Fencehouses Community Centre
Woodstone Village
Fencehouses
County Durham
DH4 6DS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF FENCEHOUSES AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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