Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

FRIENDS OF VICTORIA PARK, STRETFORD 

Run the Community Building / Community Cafe / Community Events.Work with Trafford Council to improve the park facilities.Work with Schools to provide education opportunities.Run gardening and walking for health sessions.Run sport and exercise provision in the park.Environmental / Biodiversity / Art projects in the park.Work with other local community groups to improve Stretford.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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

www.fovps.org.uk

info@fovps.org.uk

01615231908

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£312,264£331,540£-19,276145
31/03/22£349,670£389,218£-39,54860
31/03/21£239,581£112,981£126,60060
04/04/20£118,533£65,634£52,89930
04/04/19£149,667£22,679£126,98825
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Trafford,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 145 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£159,805
Tudor Trust£90,000
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment£78,614
Power to Change£43,350
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Forever Manchester£10,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£9,200
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Events in Victoria Park; Stretford
£10,000 17/03/2023
The funding will be used to put on a number of events throughout the year that are free for the public. The project aims to celebrate the King's Coronation as well as put on other events for the ....more
Forever Manchester - Stretford Jubilee Celebrations
£10,000 24/03/2022
Community and artist Jubilee project
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - Community Hub
£25,000 22/12/2021
A contribution towards the costs of employing a full-time paid CEO at 37.5hrs/wk and a contribution to the running costs of the Victoria Park Community Hub.
National Lottery Community Fund - Victoria Park Social Wellbeing Hub
£119,805 18/11/2021
The organisation aim to provide support and activities to residents in order to address health and wellbeing inequalities in the area. Funding will allow the group to set up their newly opened Social ....more
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council - Voluntary Sector Grant to Friends of Victoria Park
£500 31/10/2021
Community Chistmas Event in park
National Lottery Community Fund - Victoria Park Youth Council - Our Future
£10,000 15/10/2021
The group will use the funding to hold two youth council climate forums one January and one in August to gather thoughts and ideas as how they can improve their community’s response to the climate ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Polytunnel Potterings
£10,000 08/10/2021
The funding will be used to install a polytunnel and deliver healthy gardening activities for people of all ages experiencing poor mental and physical health where participants will be provided with ....more
Power to Change - Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford (TU)
£10,850 05/05/2021
Grant to Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford (TU)
Power to Change - Renewal - Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford
£10,000 17/03/2021
Grant to Renewal - Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Friends of Victoria Park Stretford
£3,000 16/03/2021
Fighting Fit Futures - fitness programme for older people
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council - Voluntary Sector Grant to Friends of Victoria Park
£500 31/01/2021
Easter Egg Hunt
Power to Change - Crowdmatch - Friends Of Victoria Park, Stretford
£7,500 27/01/2021
Grant to Crowdmatch - Friends Of Victoria Park, Stretford
Tudor Trust - Grant to Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford
£90,000 25/01/2021
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over three years towards salaries and running costs at a community venue in Victoria Park, Stretford
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Friends of Victoria Park Stretford
£9,200 17/11/2020
outdoor construction and equipment for a charity supporting people with disabilities and the local community in Greater Manchester
Power to Change - Friends of Victoria Park Stretford
£15,000 17/04/2020
Grant to Friends of Victoria Park Stretford
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - Holiday Helpers
£3,714 14/04/2020
providing free food and drinks for children and young people during the school holidays. These will be accessed by joining a lunchtime programme of social wellbeing activities organised and ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 06/03/2020
Victoria Park Community Hub
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - FOVPS Community Hub
£49,900 18/11/2019
We want to build a social enterprise in Victoria Park comprising a café, and community room with profits from sales and rental covering running costs and a programme of activities aimed at tackling ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Re-Building our Community
£10,000 07/08/2019
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The project will support the establishment of a new park and garden facility which will provide an outdoor space for all within the local community.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/08/2018, number: 1179731
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 charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
5 returns made; AR23: 30 days late,
Main office

The Friends Of Victoria Park
Victoria Park Community Building
Victoria Road
Stretford
MANCHESTER
M32 0AD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF STRETFORD, 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 VICTORIA PARK, STRETFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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