Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

MAINDEE UNLIMITED 

Community-led regeneration work focussing on the Maindee area of Newport, South Wales
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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
Established: 9 years

www.maindee.org

info@maindee.org

01633 309443

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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
31/03/23£254£245£9n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/22£187£88£98n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/21£271£57£214n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/20*£49£52£-3n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/19£196£289£-94n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/18£207£119£88£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£155£135£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£62£49£14£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Newport City,
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Library Improvement Project
£9,955 24/05/2023
Maindee Unlimited will improve the accessibility and safety of the Maindee Library by undertaking required maintenance and installing a new PA and induction loop and safer surfaces in the toilet ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Maindee Unlimited
£60,379 20/12/2022
#natur3 Maindee - Heritage - People - Place.
National Lottery Community Fund - Maindee Triangle
£80,002 17/09/2020
12
Maindee Unlimited will take over a piece of derelict land opposite the library on Chepstow Road and landscape it for wellbeing activities. They will create raised beds a small performance area with ....more
People's Health Trust - Seeding The Streets
£7,934 21/06/2018
This 15-month project supported the expansion of an established community growing scheme in patches of communal land in an densely populated urban area of Newport which has limited green space. ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Green Fingers - Bysedd Gwyrdd
£14,600 01/06/2016
6
Green Fingers - Bysedd Gwyrdd
National Lottery Community Fund - Maindee Triangle
£50,000 20/10/2015
12
Maindee Triangle
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Maindee Unlimited
£50,000 05/10/2015
24
Towards salary costs to deliver arts activities catalysing participation and regeneration in Newport for the benefit of marginalised people.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2015, number: 1160272
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR20: 5 days late,
Main office

MAINDEE UNLIMITED
LLYFRGELL MAINDEE LIBRARY +
79 CHEPSTOW ROAD
NEWPORT
NP19 8BY

Objectives

THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN NEWPORT EAST) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP:(B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT:(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:(D) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES:(E) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS:(F) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:(G) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE:(H) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES:(I) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:(J) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE:(K) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME:(L) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES IN THE VICINITY OF A LANDFILL SITE (M) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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