Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

MEADOW VALE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

MV Community Centre provides a range of activities/events to improve the well being of all local residents and provide facilities in an area with none. Events include community fairs ,dog shows, retirement & youth clubs and for use by local groups. Major refurbishment of the existing building in 2018. Construction underway of a second larger building for use as a sports/activity hall due 9/22.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

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
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/10/23	£49	£71	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	52
31/10/22	£318	£293	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/10/21	£5	£25	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/10/20	£28	£8	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/10/19	£6	£6	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/10/18?	£105	£105	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
18/10/17	£8	£19	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

01179612374

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bristol City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
52 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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Meadow Vale Community Association
£1,970	28/06/2023	For a Community Gardening Project which will create new wildflower and food production raised beds at Meadow Vale Community Centre.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Meadow Vale Community Association
£5,000	01/03/2023	To fund strategic and fundraising support for trustees to re-launch the Community Association's work after extensive building work and closure of the Centre.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Meadow Vale Community Association
£5,000	17/08/2022	To develop an outside ecological space in the new community centre that will benefit wildlife.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	04/02/2022	Meadow Vale Community Centre Extension
Quartet Community Foundation - Building a community hub at Meadowvale - Solar project
£5,000	15/07/2021 60	A contribution toward the cost of installing solar panels on an extension to the existing community centre.
Quartet Community Foundation - Meadow Vale Community Centre Expansion
£5,000	01/10/2020	Toward the cost of producing architect's drawings for a 105 sq.metre extension to Meadow Vale Community Centre.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

BECCI LEUNG Appointed: 2024

VENISHA DUNCAN Appointed: 2023

ASHLEY CHRISTOPHER EVAN GEORGE Appointed: 2023

FIONA RUSSELL Appointed: 2016

GAVIN WHITFIELD Appointed: 2023

JIM CURRIE (Chair) Appointed: 2023

LINDA IND Appointed: 2016

NICOLA BEECH Appointed: 2016

PAULETTE BLAKE Appointed: 2019

PETER CURRELL Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/10/2016, number: 1169752

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

45 JOHN REPTON GARDENS
Brentry
Bristol
BS10 6TH

Objectives

1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.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 AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS;2) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION. THE AREA OF BENEFIT SHALL BE THE MEADOW VALE ESTATE AND THE AREA WITHIN A 3 MILE RADIUS OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE.

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