Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +9
    Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

    CHEESY WAFFLES PROJECT 

    Providing activities for children, young people and adults in order to have fun, meet friends, learn new skills, visit new places by participating in sports, arts and crafts, cookery, photography, performing arts, singing, dancing, gardening, games, quizzes, history, heritage, day trips, residentials, engaging with the community and programmes to promote independence and life skills.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    Established: 6 years

    www.CWYProject.org.uk

    cwyproject@gmail.com

    07808842205

    Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
    UN SDGs
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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 6 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£111,384
    County Durham Community Foundation£54,136
    Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£32,976
    National Lottery Heritage Fund£10,000
    DCMS£10,000
    Co-Operative Group£9,448
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Cheesy Waffles Project
    £500 01/11/2023
    towards the cost of a day trip to Hall Hill Farm for 13 children with additional needs from County Durham.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cheesy Waffles Project
    £1,426 21/10/2023
    We would like to give children, young people and adults with additional needs the opportunity to learn important life and personal skills in a home environment and be part of the local community.
    County Durham Community Foundation - Cheesy Waffles Warriors
    £9,936 19/12/2022
    To support the Cheesy Waffles Warriors.
    County Durham Community Foundation - Coming Together
    £1,995 25/10/2022
    To support the Comng Together project.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cheesy Waffles Project
    £3,660 22/10/2022
    We aim to deliver activities and community events that raise the self-esteem and mental health of children and young people with additional needs across County Durham.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
    £20,000 09/09/2022
    Weston Youth Grant
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Cheesy Waffles Project CIO
    £30,000 26/05/2022
    Supporting staff salaries and the costs of room hire for activities with children, young people and adults from across County Durham.
    County Durham Community Foundation - Cheesy Waffles Football Club
    £1,000 14/04/2022
    To purchase resources for a Charity Football Team.
    County Durham Community Foundation - Wellbeing Personal Support
    £9,828 05/04/2022
    A Wellbeing Personal Support project.
    County Durham Community Foundation - A Musical Celebration
    £1,834 09/03/2022
    A celebration of the Platinum Jubilee through music and performance.
    County Durham Community Foundation - High Sheriff Award
    £1,000 16/02/2022
    High Sheriff Award
    County Durham Community Foundation - Fun Fit Project
    £1,000 10/01/2022
    To support a Fun Fit Project.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
    £20,000 29/10/2021
    Weston Youth Grant
    National Lottery Community Fund - Sessions For All
    £111,384 22/09/2021
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    The funding will be used by the project over three years to help people with learning disabilities in County Durham by promoting learning through a wide range of activities and experiences. It will ....more
    County Durham Community Foundation - Outdoor Learning & Wellbeing
    £5,000 08/09/2021
    To develop an outdoor play area.
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cheesy Waffles Project
    £10,000 29/04/2021
    Mining Life
    County Durham Community Foundation - Here we Are
    £7,490 25/03/2021
    To support the 'Here we Are' Project which will encourage social action and disability awareness.
    County Durham Community Foundation - Food 4 All
    £2,752 27/11/2020
    To support a Food 4 All project.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cheesy Waffles Project
    £4,362 24/10/2020
    Our project will give the opportunity for children, young people and adults with learning disabilities to engage in positive activities.
    County Durham Community Foundation - Moving Forward
    £4,829 18/09/2020
    To support the Moving Forward project.
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £10,000 15/07/2020
    "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
    County Durham Community Foundation - Remote Rainbow Project - Making Music Project
    £4,472 14/05/2020
    To support remote rainbow project
    County Durham Community Foundation - To support Cheesy Waffles deliver activties
    £3,000 07/05/2020
    To support Cheesy Waffles to deliver activities
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Cheesy Waffles Project CIO
    £490 24/04/2020
    COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that works with parents and careres of people with disabilties in Durham
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A junior club provision in Durham enabling children with learning disabilities to access new skills
    £2,976 05/11/2019
    A junior club provision in Durham enabling children with learning disabilities to access new skills
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cheesy Waffles Youth Project
    £9,900 20/12/2018
    After the War
    County Durham Community Foundation - Important Issues
    £5,000 29/10/2018
    To help reduce the stigma and discrimination that young people with disabilities often face in society.
    County Durham Community Foundation - To develop enterprise skills
    £4,980 24/10/2018
    To develop enterprise skills.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Cheesy Waffles Project
    £76,102 20/09/2018
    36
    The group provides clubs and activities predominantly aimed at people with learning disabilities and additional needs. The project will give people with learning disabilities the opportunity to plan ....more
    County Durham Community Foundation - Healthy Heart, Healthy Mind
    £8,013 04/05/2018
    To support the Healthy Heart, Healthy Mind project with providing various activities.
    County Durham Community Foundation - Volunteering Opportunities in Creative Enterprise (VOICE)
    £4,920 12/10/2017
    Towards supporting a project that will provide opportunities for the young adults to develop and practice social skills, promote independence and confidence.
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cheesy Waffles Youth Project
    £10,000 26/07/2017
    The Home Front - Life in Britain during the First World War
    County Durham Community Foundation - Creating Positive Links
    £5,000 20/07/2017
    To support the "Learning about our Local Community and Creating Positive Links" Project. l
    County Durham Community Foundation - Cheesy Waffles Project
    £2,709 20/02/2017
    Towards staff, volunteer and senior member training, new DBS checks, Marketing and advertising, securing room hire costs and staff wages.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/03/2018, number: 1177618
    Gift Aid
    • 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 risk management policy and procedures
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Belmont Community Centre
    Sunderland Road
    DURHAM
    DH1 2LL

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND EDUCATION, FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WHO HAVE DISABILITIES THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
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