Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 6

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -5

FRIENDS OF FELLING PARK & TOWN CENTRE CIO

The Group carries out its work in Felling Park Felling Gateshead.We have a group of volunteers who carry out the work of maintaining the park grounds.This includes securing funds to enable us to purchase equipment and plants,which enables us to improve the general standard of the park.We liaise with the local schools,so that the children can come to the park and learn about wildlife and plants.

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£11,105	£29,050	£-17,945	20
31/03/22		£18,055	£9,083	£8,972	15
31/03/21		£4,932	£2,076	£2,856	10
31/03/20		£15,285	£5,232	£10,053	25

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

friendsoffellingpark@gmail.com

01916496618

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Recreation

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Gateshead,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Friends of Felling Park and Town Centre CIO
£7,949	29/07/2021	Refurbishing the pavilion, purchasing equipment and providing storage for bowling green in Gateshead park
National Lottery Community Fund - Friends of Felling Park and Town Centre - Events 2020
£10,000	10/02/2020 8	This funding will provide community events such as summer fun days, live music, as well as for holidays such as Halloween and Christmas. The aim is to reduce isolation and build stronger community ....more This funding will provide community events such as summer fun days, live music, as well as for holidays such as Halloween and Christmas. The aim is to reduce isolation and build stronger community relations and sense of spirit and pride in the area.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID WHITE (Chair) Appointed: 2019

JOHN EDWARD GIBSON Appointed: 2019

KENNETH KEENAN Appointed: 2019

PETER ANTHONY TRACY Appointed: 2019

REV THOMAS ROBERT WORSLEY Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/07/2019, number: 1184238

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR23: 14 days late,

Main office

73 SOUTHEND ROAD
GATESHEAD
NE9 6XS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GATESHEAD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF FELLING PARK AND THE PUBLIC RECREATIONAL AREAS OF FELLING TOWN CENTRE.

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