Finance Score: -12
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
    • Gov Income
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

    ROOKSDOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

    Run community facilities, community groups and events.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received Government grants
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    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 4 occasions over the last 5 years
    • Income has been volatile recently

    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
    31/03/22*£80£85£-5n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/03/21£103£107£-4n/an/an/an/an/a20
    31/03/20*£204£96£108n/an/an/an/an/a6
    31/03/19*£93£107£-14n/an/an/an/an/a6
    31/03/18*£31£17£14£0£0£0n/a06
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 7 years

    www.rooksdowncommunity.uk

    admin@rooksdowncommunity.uk

    01256869626

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Recreation
    GiG Classification
    • Social clubs and similar
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England,
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 10 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/09/2017, number: 1174526
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR22: 363 days late, AR20: 79 days late, AR19: 445 days late, AR18: 32 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from ROOKSDOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION on 19/09/2019
    • Asset transfer in from LIFEPOINT CHURCH, ROOKSDOWN on 16/08/2021
    Main office

    ROOKSDOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE
    PARK PREWETT ROAD
    BASINGSTOKE
    RG24 9XA

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO:(A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ROOKSDOWN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED BY PARISH BOUNDARY OF ROOKSDOWN (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;(B) ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT, OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS;(C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED. THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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