Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE CORE 

Provides a range of support and activities for young people in the Saltash area
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£98£94£4n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/22£80£85£-5n/an/an/an/an/a31
31/03/21£113£62£52n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/20£58£64£-6n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/19£62£58£3n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/03/18£69£63£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£84£56£28£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.thecoresaltash.co.uk

michael191071@gmail.com

07476317636

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Services for young people
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£9,792
Co-Operative Group£7,595
Cornwall Community Foundation£4,673
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Core Youth & Community Centre
£3,302 22/10/2022
We would like further funding to be able to offer a more diverse range of activities for young people, to support their wellbeing and encourage them to become more active.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Core
£4,293 24/10/2020
We aim to continue to offer professional youth work provision to young people, offering them access to sport, art, advice and support.
Cornwall Community Foundation - In response to Covid-19
£4,673 29/06/2020
12
To create a garden at The Core where young people can enjoy socialising at a safe distance. Also to distribute meals for vulnerable youngsters.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Core Youth Project
£9,792 17/02/2020
12
This funding will enable the project to enhance its partnership work with a local secondary school, offering lunch time drop-ins around sexual health advice. It will also offer triage services and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Your Space'
£10,000 28/09/2018
12
The funding will be used by a local youth club to expand their services. The projects aims to build self-esteem and confidence with young girls.
Sport England - Boxing to the Core
£8,800 20/10/2017
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Boxing to the Core. This project is a Boxing project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/10/2015, number: 1164096
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
7 returns made; AR17: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from K3 YOUNG PEOPLE'S CENTRE on 26/11/2021
Main office

49 Mote Park
SALTASH
Cornwall
Cornwall
PL12 4JY

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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