Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 3

FRIENDS OF EASTWOODS PARK

Supporting children, young people, elderly and those on low incomes through our food bank, school uniform scheme, community hub providing sports equipment for use within the park. Making environmental improvements in our park. Providing a space for community groups to meet.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 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
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 4 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
04/04/23	*	£85,948	£132,050	£-46,102	20
04/04/22	*	£63,438	£64,116	£-678	25
04/04/21	*	£128,105	£78,737	£49,368	23
05/04/20	*	£60,855	£32,138	£28,717	8

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

friendsofeastwoodspark@outlook.com

07762788024

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Northumberland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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	£222,756
The Ballinger Charitable Trust	£45,000
Co-Operative Group	£15,159

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Miners Lamp Building A Sustainable Future
£213,256	15/03/2023	This funding will be used to refurbish their building creating a community space and changing places facility. The project aims to improve access and increase the range of activities offered for the ....more This funding will be used to refurbish their building creating a community space and changing places facility. The project aims to improve access and increase the range of activities offered for the community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of Eastwoods Park
£7,282	23/10/2021	We’d like to spend the money on building a bicycle workshop to help local children fix and maintain bicycles, and to develop their vocational skills.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of Eastwoods Park
£7,878	24/10/2020	We would like to improve our community hub by making our building fully accessible, with accessible toilet facilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid19 Food Redistribution
£9,500	22/04/2020 12	The funding will be used towards the cost of purchasing a van and essential supplies to enable the organisation to continue its food bank service and cope with the increasing demand during the ....more The funding will be used towards the cost of purchasing a van and essential supplies to enable the organisation to continue its food bank service and cope with the increasing demand during the coronavirus pandemic. Local volunteers will come together to provide this service collecting donations from local organisations and distribute these to those facing food insecurity or poverty during the crisis.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Friends of Eastwoods Park
£45,000	06/12/2019 36	Core costs - salary

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

JOSS MITCHELL Appointed: 2022

LESLEY INESON Appointed: 2021

ALEXANDRA BOND Appointed: 2018

HAYLEY DICKINSON Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2018, number: 1181168

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR23: 2 days late, AR22: 141 days late, AR21: 230 days late, AR20: 7 days late,

Main office

Miners Lamp Cafe
Eastwoods Road
PRUDHOE
Northumberland
NE42 5DT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF PRUDHOE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS 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 SAID INHABITANTS.TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH A STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS.TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

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