Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 2

WOODLANDS SPEAKS

Woodlands Speaks has been established to deliver initiatives to improve the well being of the residents of Woodlands village near Doncaster. This includes delivering the Big Local Programme aimed at improving the environment, making it safer, providing facilities and support to young people and helping people into employment and training.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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 recently

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
31/07/23	*	£104	£89	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/07/22		£180	£125	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/07/21		£184	£142	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/07/20		£130	£170	£-40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/07/19	*	£368	£255	£113	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/07/18		£82	£120	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17		£128	£94	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£128	£82	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£17	£33	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.woodlandsspeaks.co.uk

01302724393

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Financial or material assistance

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Doncaster,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JACQUELINE MUNDY Appointed: 2021

JOY LIGHTFOOT Appointed: 2023

MARY PATON Appointed: 2014

MARK HADDOCK Appointed: 2023

PATRICIA GRANBY Appointed: 2014

PAUL BISHOP Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: ADWICK PARK COMMUNITY AND SPORTS ACADEMIES CIO,

STEPHEN GARDNER Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/12/2014, number: 1159638

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR23: 24 days late, AR19: 3 days late,

Main office

Enterprise House
61a Carr House Road
DONCASTER
DN1 2BY

Objectives

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF WOODLANDS:- (1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE RUNNING AND MANAGEMENT OF A COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES FOR LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT; (2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS 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 OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; AND (3) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.THE VILLAGE OF WOODLANDS IS DEFINED IN THE MAP INCLUDED AS APPENDIX 1.

Defined Area of Benefit:

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF WOODLANDS

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