Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

COUNTY IN THE COMMUNITY 

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY.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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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
31/08/22£414£404£11n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/08/21£337£297£39n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/08/20£327£254£73n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/19£234£217£17n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/08/18£255£250£6£0£0£0n/a010
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

countyinthecommunity.co.uk

community@newport-county.co.uk

07722147695

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport City, Torfaen,
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to County in the Community
£30,500 30/07/2021
This project will deliver a holiday activity programme for children and young people experiencing poverty and deprivation. They will learn to work better together, increase their self belief, and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-71
  • PAUL ROBERTS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Head Of Programmes
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2017, number: 1172602
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/08/2015, number: 09729852
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Fairoak House
15-17
Church Road
Newport
South Wales
NP19 7EJ

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, WITHIN SOUTH EAST WALES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA:1.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2.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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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