Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

DUNSTON ACTIVITY CENTRE

WE RUN A LEISURE CENTER ASSET TRANSFERED TO US BY THE LOCAL COUNCIL.WE RUN A VARIETY OF FREE ACTIVITIES FOR THE LOCAL PEOPLE IN OUR AREA AND LOOK TO IMPROVING THEIR LIFE STYLE CHOICES.

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 age and gender

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 and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years

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
30/06/22		£298	£296	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/06/21	*	£226	£176	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/06/20		£152	£157	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
30/06/19	*	£182	£181	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
30/06/18		£194	£191	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	12

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.dunstonactivitycentre.co.uk

dunstonactivitycentre@outlook.com

01914252222

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Gateshead,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

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

DCMS	£84,453
Sport England	£3,800
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£2,250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Dunston Activity Centre
£1,500	24/03/2022	The Tyne and Wear High Sheriff District Award (Gateshead)
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Dunston Activity Centre
£750	20/01/2022	Weekly sports, gaming, and social issues sessions for young people in Gateshead
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£84,453	17/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£3,800	10/07/2020 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 Multi Sports
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Dunston Activity Centre
£7,133	19/11/2018	We want to buy educational toys for toddlers, projectors for the isolated elderly and sensory equipment for autistic children.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 47-80

MARGARET CARLIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

NATHAN BROWN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

CHRIS LOWE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: DUNSTON FAMILY CHURCH,

EDMUND NICHOLS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

JOYCE ANN FORSTER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

PAULINE BROWN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None, Other trusteeship: DUNSTON FAMILY CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/01/2017, number: 1171390
Registered at Companies House on 03/06/2016, number: 10213452

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR21: 269 days late, AR19: 48 days late,

Main office

33 WHICKHAM HIGHWAY
GATESHEAD
NE11 9QJ

Objectives

2. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF DUNSTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND PUBLIC, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

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