Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

FRIENDS OF EAST PINES PARK

We provide and assist in the maintenance of East Pines Park for recreation and sports in the interests of improving the conditions of life for residents and visitors in and around the East Pines Park area. Activities provided include, gardening, litter picking, fund raising and sports coaching.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be very static

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
01/11/22	£13	£1	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
01/11/21	£7	£7	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
01/11/20	£15	£17	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
01/11/19	£12	£20	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
01/11/18	£17	£2	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	32

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.facebook.com/groups/eastpines

paul.galley@blackpool.gov.uk

01253382667

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Recreation

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Blackpool, Lancashire,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£9,969
Co-Operative Group	£3,730
Sport England	£2,300
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£641
Garfield Weston Foundation	£500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Sports for Blackpool
£2,300	13/02/2023	This project will provide funding for football, athletics and cricket sessions for people ages 6-16.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Happiness through Community
£641	07/02/2023	To distribute dementia friendly leaflets to the local community to explain groups available in the local area. There is a buddy system in place to ensure the groups are accessible to new attendees. ....more To distribute dementia friendly leaflets to the local community to explain groups available in the local area. There is a buddy system in place to ensure the groups are accessible to new attendees. Activities include gardening, litter picking, crafts, scrabble, bowling, and IT training clubs. The funds will also purchase equipment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Play for All
£9,969	03/12/2021	The funding will be used to install a wheelchair friendly roundabout in the play park. The project aims to ensure children of all abilities can safely access and enjoy playing at the much used ....more The funding will be used to install a wheelchair friendly roundabout in the play park. The project aims to ensure children of all abilities can safely access and enjoy playing at the much used community park.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£500	01/04/2021	Pocket Parks against isolation
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of East Pines Park
£3,730	15/11/2019	We want to buy bee-friendly plants for children to plant in the park, and wool for knit and natter groups to make lots of bees for children.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme.
£400	05/06/2018	Towards a summer play scheme.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

MICHELLE BACKHOUSE Appointed: 2014

PETER SMITH Appointed: 2005

PAUL GALLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF ANCHORSHOLME PARK,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/01/2018, number: 1176574

Gift Aid

NOT 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

26 Buckden Close
Thornton-Cleveleys
FY5 1DS

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BLACKPOOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF EAST PINES PARK.

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