Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 5

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

OCEAN ROAD CENTRE

The charity's main activities include various social, arts and crafts, youth and sports and fitness activities in addition to operating a canteen and hiring out rooms. The charity operates in the Ocean Road area of South Shields, to achieve its objectives to benefit people living in and around the area.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly 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

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
31/03/23	£315	£280	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22	£267	£222	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/21	£220	£136	£83	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20	£201	£164	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/19	£216	£215	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/18	£219	£148	£71	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.oceanroadca.com

liz.stephenson@oceanroadca.com

01914230787

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

South Tyneside,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

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

Power to Change	£19,064
National Lottery Community Fund	£8,640
Sport England	£7,000
DCMS	£5,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Ocean Road Fit Ready
£7,000	03/05/2022	This project will provide new and exciting fitness classes to the BAME community based in South Shields with the aim of running 6 new sessions weekly for children aged 8 upwards, fitness classes for ....more This project will provide new and exciting fitness classes to the BAME community based in South Shields with the aim of running 6 new sessions weekly for children aged 8 upwards, fitness classes for the middle aged and gentler exercises for the elderly in men and women only classes.
National Lottery Community Fund - Ocean Road Rock Climbing
£8,640	05/11/2021	The project will use the funding to provide free climbing wall sessions for children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds experiencing financial hardships. This will introduce ....more The project will use the funding to provide free climbing wall sessions for children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds experiencing financial hardships. This will introduce opportunities to experience the sport while improving health and wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,500	30/09/2020	"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."
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - Ocean Road Centre
£19,064	18/09/2020	Grant to C-19 CCLORS - Ocean Road Centre
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Ocean Road Centre
£5,000	22/06/2018 12	Community sports programme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 41-81

LEE CAMPBELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

MOHAMMED ABUBAKR SIDDIQUE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Civil Servant

PAUL MOSSA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Corporate Facilities Manager

AUDREY MCMILLAN (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

EDWARD STEPHENSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

IAIN DUNCAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

LES HODGSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/05/2017, number: 1172910
Registered at Companies House on 06/04/2017, number: 10714067

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

OCEAN ROAD CENTRE
OCEAN ROAD
SOUTH SHIELDS
NE33 2DW

Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT PEOPLE LIVING IN AND AROUND OCEAN ROAD AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN SOUTH SHIELDS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER 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 AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

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