Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 11

No PartB

Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 10

BENSHAM GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Bensham Grove Community Centre is a Grade II listed building and gardens, conserved by the trustees, of historical significance holding original Georgian and Arts and Crafts features. The Centre is a venue for community activities and groups to meet, it is a venue for Adult learning courses and workshops and it hosts events throughout the year to include the diverse community it serves.

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 predominantly female

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
31/12/22	£198,525	£151,367	£47,158	46
31/12/21	£108,254	£75,263	£32,991	45
31/12/20	£229,557	£231,346	£-1,789	38

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

https://www.benshamgrove.org.uk/

chrisotoole@gateshead.gov.uk

01914336450

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
General Charitable Purposes
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

Gateshead,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
46 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

Lankelly Chase Foundation	£58,693
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£14,948
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£3,062

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Bensham Grove Community Centre
£58,693	20/01/2022	Bensham Grove Community Centre
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bensham Grove Community Centre
£3,062	05/08/2021	Supporting Gateshead residents, enrolled on an Arts or Crafts learning programme, to complete their learning aim
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Additional volunteer expenses and digital equipment such as wifi dongles and iPads to maintain the local support helpline during the COVID-19 pandemic
£7,298	05/11/2020	Additional volunteer expenses and digital equipment such as wifi dongles and iPads to maintain the local support helpline during the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - additional volunteer expenses and digital equipment such as wifi dongles and iPads to maintain the local support helpline during the COVID-19 pandemic
£4,250	05/11/2020	additional volunteer expenses and digital equipment such as wifi dongles and iPads to maintain the local support helpline during the COVID-19 pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - Extraordinary effort in extraordinary times at Bensham Grove
£9,000	22/10/2020 6	The funding will be used to purchase IT equipment and to enable the charity to continue to provide their support services. This includes a distribution of food parcels a helpline and medicine ....more The funding will be used to purchase IT equipment and to enable the charity to continue to provide their support services. This includes a distribution of food parcels a helpline and medicine delivery services. This aim is to supports people health and wellbeing and reduce isolation.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - develop a Community Garden on the site adjacent to the Community Hall
£3,400	14/08/2020	develop a Community Garden on the site adjacent to the Community Hall

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

LORAINE YEATS Appointed: 2020

SHIRLEY BROWN (Chair) Appointed: 2020

SHIRLEY ALLEN Appointed: 2022

SUSAN GAYE ADAMSON Appointed: 2020

VIKAS KUMAR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director Of Arts Organisation, Other trusteeship: NORTHERN STAGE (THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS) LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/02/2020, number: 1188101

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from BENSHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION on 25/04/2022

Main office

BENSHAM GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE
SIDNEY GROVE
GATESHEAD
NE8 2XD

Objectives

1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE BOROUGH OF GATESHEAD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, 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 ORGANISATIONS 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 OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.2) TO CONSERVE, PRESERVE AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE GRADE II LISTED BENSHAM GROVE AS A BUILDING OF HISTORIC INTEREST AND TO CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES WHICH ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE BUILDING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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