Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +5
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

    WORCESTER CARNIVAL CHARITABLE TRUST 

    To award grants to Charities based in Worcester City
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
    Established: 6 years

    www.worcester-carnival.co.uk

    chairman@worcester-carnival.co.uk

    01905451372

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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/12/23£1,310£1,400£-9035
    31/12/22£2,307£2,500£-19355
    31/12/21£29£0£2945
    31/12/20£33£0£3315
    31/12/19£2,523£2,000£52345
    31/12/18£0£0£00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • General Charitable Purposes
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    Where it operates
    • Worcestershire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 35 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Worcester Carnival 2023
    £10,000 12/05/2023
    The group will use the funding to deliver a community celebration and carnival event. This will bring people together and reduce social isolation.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Worcester Carnival 2019
    £9,100 17/05/2019
    12
    The funding will be used to organise a carnival event. The project aims to strengthen the community spirit.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Worcester Carnival 2018
    £8,050 20/04/2018
    12
    This group will deliver a public carnival event that will celebrate local talent and food. This will build relationships within the community and explore different cultures.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/06/2018, number: 1178683
    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 handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    6 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Perdiswell Young Peoples Leisure Cl
    Perdiswell Park
    Droitwich Road
    WORCESTER
    WR3 7SN

    Objectives

    TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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