Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 6

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 0

WOODSMOKE GROUP

Our aim is to provide an educational outdoor adventure experience shaped by fun, friendship, free-thought and respect without exclusion due to financial constraints. Our Summer camp is for children aged 9 to 21, mainly from the Sunderland area, but there are no restrictions on children attending from further afield.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is completely male

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
31/12/22	£16,324	£11,087	£5,237	50
31/12/21	£7,344	£8,726	£-1,382	54
31/12/20	£6,545	£4,747	£1,798	54
31/12/19	£16,035	£12,434	£3,601	56

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

woodsmokegroup@gmail.com

01915226435

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Woodsmoke Group
£1,669	22/10/2022	We would like to provide a safe, caring and fun outdoor environment, where local children can flourish, grow and mature into adulthood.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - upgrading static equipment containers so they can be transported to a summer holiday camp in Dipton
£4,260	02/04/2020	upgrading static equipment containers so they can be transported to a summer holiday camp in Dipton

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

AUSTIN WARD Appointed: 2019

ALAN RODNEY HENDERSON Appointed: 2019

ALISTAIR BRIGGS Appointed: 2020

JAMES MCGEORGE Appointed: 2019

JOSHUA GATESHILL Appointed: 2019

WILLIAM MCGEORGE Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/01/2019, number: 1181464

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

39 TUNSTALL PARK
SUNDERLAND
SR2 7SJ

Objectives

TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 9 TO 21, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITY AND CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

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