Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WHITLEIGH COMMUNITY TRUST

We aim to support a wide range of community development projects in the deprived area of Whitleigh in Plymouth.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£140£114£27n/a
31/03/22£111£99£12n/a
31/03/21*£85£85£0n/a
31/03/20£103£105£-3n/a
31/03/19£59£37£22n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

http://whitleighcommunitytrust.org.uk/

wct@whitleighbiglocal.org.uk

07543653689

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Plymouth City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Tudor Trust£120,000
People's Health Trust£8,472
Co-Operative Group£6,386
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£5,050
Devon Community Foundation£2,050
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Whitleigh Community Trust
£2,805 21/10/2023
We would like to continue to provide our community allotment for all ages and abilities. We offer learning opportunities and activities for gardening skills, seed swaps and cooking.
People's Health Trust - Whitleigh Wellbeing Arts cafe
£8,472 13/06/2023
24
A two-year project offering twice weekly peer-to-peer support groups that use arts and crafts and music to bring people together to combat social isolation and support mental wellbeing. The café in Whitleigh, Plymouth, is open to anyone over the ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Whitleigh Community Trust
£3,581 22/10/2022
We provide vital befriending services for older people in the community, through one-to-one support and weekly lunch and social groups.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Whitleigh Community Trust
£120,000 09/07/2021
36
over three years towards the salaries of Green Connectors, to build community and develop volunteering and youth activities at a community organisation in Plymouth
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Whitleigh Help Hub
£2,050 28/04/2020
Grant to Whitleigh Community Trust
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - COMMUNITY HOUSING FUND
£5,050 01/04/2020
To support an increase in housing supply in England by the community-led housing
Tudor Trust - Grant to Whitleigh Community Trust
£5,000 26/07/2019
12
as a development grant towards consultation with young people in the PL5 area of Plymouth
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BARRY JOHN TRELOAR MEEK (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • DOMINICK FINAN Appointed: 2022
  • IAN ERIC FORD Appointed: 2018
  • KIRSTY REDGRAVE Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/02/2018, number: 1177144
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR21: 62 days late,
Main office

C/O FOUR GREENS COMMUNITY TRUST
15 WHITLEIGH GREEN
PLYMOUTH
PL5 4DD

Objectives

(1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, 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. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR COOPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.(2) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.(3) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.(4) TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT FACILITIES IN WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH, FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE ELDERLY, POOR OR DISABLED, PEOPLE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN OR THOSE LIVING IN ISOLATED AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO ADEQUATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT FACILITIES.(5) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ÆSOCIALLY EXCLUDEDÆ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER REASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).(6) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH. (7) THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN WHITLEIGH, PLYMOUTH) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES: (B) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING:(C) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:(D) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES:(E) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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