Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

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 have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • 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
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/01/24£908£851£57£0£86£861.21452
30/01/23£988£1,075£-88£0£29£290.31578
30/01/22£949£938£10£0£117£1171.5952
30/01/21£814£721£92£0£107£1071.8848
30/01/20£197£183£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 6 years

www.neocommunity.org.uk

info@neocommunity.org.uk

01516475981

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UN SDGs
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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 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
Steve Morgan Foundation£100,000
Power to Change£10,000
Tudor Trust£6,000
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 activities and offers in conjunction with the ....more
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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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

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
  • 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
  • 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; 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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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