Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

COMMUNITY SCRAPSTORE NORTH SOMERSET 

We collect clean and safe waste materials from businesses and industry, and make these materials available to individuals and groups in North Somerset.
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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely 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
30/06/23£48,696£53,889£-5,19320
30/06/22£50,939£59,161£-8,22211
30/06/21£44,341£17,306£27,03516
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.communityscrapstore.org.uk

info@csns.org.uk

01934707878

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Outdoors 4 All Together Community of Interest Company
£1,012 21/10/2023
We would like to provide a community hub for residents of Billington at Ebenezer Chapel, using the available space to offer activities and opportunities for local people to meet.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Community Scrapstore North Somerset
£20,000 09/12/2022
Growing and developing the Community Scrapstore to better enable and support community organisations and individuals in North Somerset to improve wellbeing and mental health
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Outdoors 4 All Together Community of Interest Company
£1,762 22/10/2022
We'd like to extend our Covid recovery interventions, to reach out to specific members of the community in need of social interaction. We work with parents, babies/toddlers, and older residents.
Quartet Community Foundation - Moving and Growing the Community Scrapstore
£20,000 08/07/2021
11
To move and expand the Scrapstore and its activities in the community.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Community Scrapstore North Somerset
£4,680 17/04/2020
To create and supply 150 craft activity packs to low income families which will contain: creative play resources and Scrapstore membership access for one year.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/10/2020, number: 1191943
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Community Scrapstore
66 Gazelle Road
WESTON-SUPER-MARE
North Somerset
BS24 9ES

Objectives

1. TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN ABOUT THE REUSE AND RECYCLING OF SCRAP, WASTE AND SURPLUS MATERIALS; AND BY(B) PROMOTING REUSE AND RECYCLING OF SURPLUS, WASTE AND SCRAP MATERIALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY2. TO ADVANCE ARTS AND CRAFTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) FACILITATING THE PROVISION AND USE OF RECYCLED, SCRAP AND SURPLUS MATERIALS TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN AS A CREATIVE RESOURCE WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING; AND BY(B) INSPIRING GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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