Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 12

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 15

PARK LIFE HEAVITREE

SUPPORT AND GROW OUR COMMUNITYINCREASE COMMUNITY COHESION BRINGING TOGETHER LOCAL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER, RACE, RELIGIONRAISE PARTICIPATION IN LEISURE ACTIVITIES LEADING TO ACTIVE HEALTHY CITIZENSEMPOWER LOCAL PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN DECISION MAKING AND MANAGING LOCAL FACILITIES AND SERVICESCREATE A SOCIALLY, ECONOMICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY FOR HEAVITREE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

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
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 7 years
(12 years as a company)

www.parklifeheavitree.org.uk

hello@parklifeheavitree.org.uk

07865800565

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Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
31/12/22	£97	£129	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/21?	£107	£75	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	90
31/08/20	£307	£27	£280	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/08/19	£744	£25	£719	£0	£731	£53	25.7	1	60
31/08/18	£18	£18	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	60

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Recreation

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Devon,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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	£70,492
Sport England	£40,000
DCMS	£40,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
Power to Change	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£5,512
Devon Community Foundation	£1,365

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Park Life Heavitree
£2,629	21/10/2023	We would like more volunteers to join Park Life and help to build a stronger community in Heavitree. We will provide training, information packs training and support to the volunteers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Communities
£30,492	31/05/2023	The funding will be used on reducing social isolation improving mental and physical health & wellbeing and getting people out and active.
Power to Change - Park Life Heavitree (RCF)
£10,000	12/12/2022	Grant to Park Life Heavitree (RCF)
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Co-ordinator
£10,000	28/10/2022	The funding will be used towards the salary of a volunteer Co-ordinator and running costs enabling the organisation to recruit retain and support volunteers at their community hub. The project aims ....more The funding will be used towards the salary of a volunteer Co-ordinator and running costs enabling the organisation to recruit retain and support volunteers at their community hub. The project aims to ensure volunteers receive the support and training they need to deliver a range of events and activities to bring their local community together.
Devon Community Foundation - Heavitree Jubilee Picnic & Cardboard Community Banquet
£1,365	12/04/2022	To arrange and host a community picnic in June
National Lottery Community Fund - Park Life Community Project Managers
£10,000	06/04/2021	The funding will be used to fund an additional community project manager for a newly built not-for-profit café and community hub.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Park Life Heavitree
£2,883	24/10/2020	We are setting up the hireable hall space in the brand new Park Life Community Hub and want to make sure it has everything it needs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	14/08/2020	Community Development Co-coordinator, food project and loneliness support worker
National Lottery Community Fund - Park Life Community Food Project
£20,000	18/10/2019 12	Park Life Community Food Project
Sport England - Community Cafe and Indoor Activity Room
£40,000	07/06/2019 30	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Community Cafe and Indoor Activity Room. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Community Cafe and Indoor Activity Room
£40,000	07/06/2019	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Community Cafe and Indoor Activity Room'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This ....more Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Community Cafe and Indoor Activity Room'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has contributed towards a Outdoor Recreation - Outdoor Recreation (No Sub-Facility)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000	16/04/2019	Park Life Community Hub Building Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Park Life Heavitree Community Cafe Facility
£354,002	27/03/2019 36	This funding will allow the project to build a not-for-profit café and a community hub. The project is led and run by local volunteers aiming to bring people together and create a more inclusive ....more This funding will allow the project to build a not-for-profit café and a community hub. The project is led and run by local volunteers aiming to bring people together and create a more inclusive community through the use of a local park. Project leaders run a wide range of community events and regular activities both in the park and in the surrounding community, which benefit people of all ages and backgrounds.
Power to Change - Park Life Heavitree
£300,000	21/12/2018 36	Grant to Park Life Heavitree
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Park Life Heavitree
£3,988	19/11/2018	Help make Park Life's free events even better. Money raised will go towards overheads such as hire of toilets and PA systems.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Project manager application
£6,600	31/08/2018 12	The funding will be used to oversee the group's community projects. The project aims to implement their vision of bringing people together.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-69

BEN HUNT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Teacher

CLAIRE HUNT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Seamstress

CHRISTOPHER BODDY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Accountant

JONATHAN GEDYE (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

KATE HOLMES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Fundraiser / Volunteer / Trustee

KATHARINE HADDEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Artist

OWAIN HADDEN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Primary School Teacher

PETER HUGH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2017, number: 1172365
Registered at Companies House on 10/08/2011, number: 07735745

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Heavitree Pleasure Ground
Whipton Lane
Heavitree
Exeter
EX1 3DS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF HEAVITREE, EXETER AND THE NEIGHBOURHOODS SURROUNDING HEAVITREE PLEASURE GROUND, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER WITH THE SAID RESIDENTS 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 LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS FOR LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

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