Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

DEESIDE COMMUNITY TRUST

To further or benefit the community of Flintshire and neighbouring counties through the advancement of Education and Sport via the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents and community as a whole.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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£396,329£350,981£45,348
31/03/22£284,235£209,300£74,935
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.deesidecommunitytrust.co.uk

gwyn.bouch@btinternet.com

07921854984

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Deeside Community Trust
£231,370 27/09/2021
#Natur Queensferry Campus

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON LOUISE COCKBURN GRIMSHAW Appointed: 2023
  • ANN JOSEPHINE SNOWDEN Appointed: 2023
  • GWYN BOUCH Appointed: 2022
  • MIKE ROBERTS (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • PAUL WILCOCKSON Appointed: 2020
  • STUART JONES Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/11/2020, number: 1192285
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

Ty Calon
Chester Road West
Queensferry
DEESIDE
Clwyd
CH5 1SA

Objectives

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF DEESIDE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUTDISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONSBY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ANDOTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDEFACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONWITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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