Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 13

NEO COMMUNITY

Neo Community is a charity to support community led change in our area and empower others to support each other and create sustainable community ran resources and support offers.

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 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:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/01/23	£988	£1,075	£-88	£0	£29	£29	0.3	15	78
30/01/22	£949	£938	£10	£0	£117	£117	1.5	9	52
30/01/21	£814	£721	£92	£0	£107	£107	1.8	8	48
30/01/20	£197	£183	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 75%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 5 years

www.neocommunity.org.uk

info@neocommunity.org.uk

01516475981

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Wirral,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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	£194,500
Tudor Trust	£127,000
Steve Morgan Foundation	£100,000
Power to Change	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Neo Community Renewal Programme
£184,500	17/03/2023	The funding will support Neo Community to develop their food based community support offer in Bromborough South Wirral. They will develop volunteering opportunities social educational and food based ....more The funding will support Neo Community to develop their food based community support offer in Bromborough South Wirral. They will develop volunteering opportunities social educational and food based activities and offers in conjunction with the local community to support families young people elderly residents and local people to come together reduce food waste and insecurity improve community resilience and develop skills and knowledge.
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Neo Community
£100,000	28/02/2023	Grant awarded to Neo Community
Power to Change - Neo Community (RCF)
£10,000	12/12/2022	Grant to Neo Community (RCF)
Tudor Trust - Grant to Neo Community
£2,000	26/02/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Neo Community (COVID19 Grant)
£2,000	19/11/2020 2	as additional emergency funding towards food and care packages at a charity supporting local people in Rock Ferry, Merseyside during the Coronavirus pandemic
Tudor Trust - Grant to Neo Community (COVID19 Grant)
£2,000	15/06/2020	as emergency funding towards food and care packages for a charity supporting local communities during the Coronavirus crisis in Rock Ferry, Merseyside
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Well being at Neo
£10,000	06/12/2019 11	The funding will be used to deliver a well being programme for members of the local community. The project aims to bring people together and foster positive relationships.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Neo Community
£121,000	02/12/2019 36	over three years towards salaries and running costs at a community centre in Rock Ferry, Merseyside

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

ALAN WOODS Appointed: 2021

ANNE PARSONS Appointed: 2021

DANNY HART Appointed: 2017

ELAINE FENELLA OWEN Appointed: 2018

JUDITH BLACOW (Chair) Appointed: 2017

JANET HEATH Appointed: 2021

LINDSEY EDWARDS Appointed: 2021

LUKE O'DOWD Appointed: 2022

MATTHEW DAVIES Appointed: 2020

SHEENA MCDERMOTT Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2019, number: 1182608

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Youth Centre
Beaconsfield Close
BIRKENHEAD
CH42 3YN

Objectives

1) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BY CO-ORDINATING AND DEVELOPING SERVICES FOR THE PROVISION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED;2) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY THE PROVISION OF ITEMS, SERVICES, INFORMATION AND ADVICE;3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECTS OF HEALTHY EATING, NUTRITION AND FOOD PREPARATION, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, ACTIVITIES, INFORMATION AND ADVICE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF EATING A BALANCED, NUTRITIOUS DIET AND DEVELOP SKILLS IN FOOD HYGIENE, PREPARATION AND SERVICE.

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