Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

BRACKENWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

We run a community centre providing and facilitating activities for people of all ages from the local community. To bring about community cohesion, build friendships, alleviate loneliness and make our area a better place to live.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • 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
31/05/23£60£70£-10n/a
?31/05/22£56£64£-9n/a
31/05/21£64£42£22n/a
31/05/20£63£30£33n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

https://www.brackenwoodca.co.uk

brackenwoodca@gmail.com

01132120589

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - Millie's Gang
£1,557 03/05/2024
10
Grant to Brackenwood Community Association
Leeds Community Foundation - Millie's Gang
£1,742 24/04/2023
Grant to Brackenwood Community Association
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Brackenwood Community Association
£2,180 20/04/2022
Grant to Brackenwood Community Association
People's Health Trust - BCA Community Cafe
£30,977 21/09/2020
A two-year project to create a community run café in Brackenwood, a small estate in Leeds. The work brings together local residents as volunteers and café attendees and encourages participation across generations and from various backgrounds. ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Brackenwood Community Association
£10,000 08/04/2020
11
Grant to Brackenwood Community Association
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Brackenwood Community Association
£2,500 21/11/2019
Core costs for Local Community Centre/Village Hall

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON GILLESPIE Appointed: 2023
  • CHERYL HARRINGTON (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • CHRISTINE LENNON Appointed: 2024
  • GARY SHAW Appointed: 2022
  • JULIE WATSON Appointed: 2024
  • KATHRYN BOWERS Appointed: 2019
  • MILDRED EDWARDS Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/03/2019, number: 1182672
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Highwood Building
Brackenwood Drive
Gledhow
LEEDS
West Yorkshire
LS8 1RG

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ROUNDHAY, MOORTOWN AND CHAPEL ALLERTON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS 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 OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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