Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

EPIC TEESSIDE CIO 

To further or benefit the residents of Newtown Ward and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of policital, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisation in a common effort to advance educatin and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure t
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees

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£112,196£94,103£18,0938
31/03/22£107,121£85,346£21,77510
31/03/21£121,529£70,501£51,02816
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

julie.darbyshire@epicteesside.co.uk

01642030076

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Child day-care services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Middlesbrough, Redcar And Cleveland, Stockton-on-tees,
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
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 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£204,586
Tudor Trust£97,600
County Durham Community Foundation£4,150
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Communities That Can
£185,096 17/03/2021
35
The funding will be used to engage the community in civic participation through volunteering programmes intergenerational activities and events in areas of Teesside. This aims to reduce isolation and ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Epic Teesside
£2,000 05/01/2021
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 Epic Teesside (COVID19 Grant)
£1,600 25/06/2020
as emergency funding towards hot meal provision for members of the community in Stockton who have been affected by coronavirus and lockdown
County Durham Community Foundation - Epic Corona Support
£4,150 28/05/2020
To support community activities in Primrose Hill area of Stockton.
National Lottery Community Fund - Primrose Hill Covid-19 Programme of Support
£19,490 26/05/2020
6
The funding will provide lunch parcels shopping and medication deliveries a befriending service and access to community gardens for those in need including BAME refugees and asylum seekers. The aim ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Epic Teesside
£94,000 13/03/2020
36
over three years towards the core costs of a charity providing community development and youth activities in Stockton-on-Tees

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/02/2020, number: 1187796
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

18 HAWTHORNE ROAD
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
TS19 0JF

Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF NEWTOWN WARD 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 ORGANISATION IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND 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 THE OBJECTIVES BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE PRIMROSE HILL COMMUNITY CENTRE AND WORK ALONGSIDE THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CENTRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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