Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

GRAINGER PARK 

Offering a wide range of health and wellbeing activities to communities, fundamentally within West End Newcastle. We specialise in the development of Boxing and have aspirations to develop our provision into a Centre of excellence. We will promote Family Fun days and have open community events. We support stakeholders who provide Health, Fitness and Wellbeing activities for all a
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 8 years

info.graingerpark@gmail.com

0191 274 3716

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
31/03/22£54£96£-42n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/21£87£33£55n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/20£45£47£-2n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£35£39£-3n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/18*£33£26£7£0£0£0n/a030
31/03/17*£44£41£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 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
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£7,500 08/06/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Boxing
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 29/05/2019
Grainger Park Core Costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/04/2016, number: 1166705
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR18: 172 days late, AR17: 519 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from GRAINGER PARK BOYS' CLUB on 27/07/2019
Main office

Scotswood Sports Centre
Denton Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE15 7HB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS IN AND AROUND THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, GATESHEAD AND THE WIDER NORTHEAST REGION:-1)TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY;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, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF BOXING AND FOOTBALL WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; AND3)TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN AND AROUND THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, GATESHEAD AND THE WIDER NORTHEAST REGION

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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