Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE OLD NEEDLE WORKS FOUNDATION 

The Old Needle Works is a Community Learning and Support Hub providing skills courses and groups to help local people with their wellbeing and mental health. We make lasting positive changes to improve life quality and chances. Courses including Maths, English, IT and creative, physical and crafting courses. Our premises is shared and acts as an incubator for other charities and social enterprise.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • The Board is predominantly 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
31/03/23£230,872£204,447£26,42510
31/03/22£220,830£235,136£-14,30615
31/03/21*£260,761£187,872£72,88916
31/03/20£155,653£147,045£8,6085
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

http://www.theoldneedleworks.co.uk/

info@theoldneedleworks.co.uk

0152769100

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Warwickshire, Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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£456,992
BBC Children in Need£2,840
DCMS£2,840
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Wellbeing Hub
£427,712 24/08/2023
This funding will be used to develop and expand a broad range of services supporting children and young people with mental health challenges in Redditch and Bromsgrove as well as their parents and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellbeing worker
£9,370 28/07/2022
The funding will be used to employ an extra member of staff for the groups activities. The project aims to meet the demand for the service the group provide.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Café
£9,950 11/06/2021
The funding will be used to develop a community café at the charity shop. The project aims to provide volunteering opportunities work experience and offer wellbeing support to families and people ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Old Needle Works Foundation
£2,840 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant is for additional training for staff and sensory equipment to support children with additional support needs impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim is to improve social ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,840 22/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mindfulness Suite
£9,960 04/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver artistic workshops to provide mindfulness support for people affected by mental health problems.
National Lottery Community Fund - BENS Wellbeing Coaching
£303,894 22/03/2019
60
The project supports vulnerable people who have various and complex issues, promoting positive mental health and wellbeing. They offer various services such as community learning, accredited ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community space
£10,000 20/07/2018
12
This funding will be used to refurbish a community use building, improving the facility which supports the needs of visitors and voluntary organisations.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/01/2019, number: 1181832
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
  • 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
4 returns made; AR21: 18 days late,
Main office

THE OLD NEEDLE WORKS
CEDAR HOUSE
BRITTEN STREET
REDDITCH
B97 6HD

Objectives

1. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF REDDITCH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS 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 RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN REDDITCH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING COURSES OF STUDY AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING3. THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT4. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE 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
CharityBase
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