Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 10

ALNWICK COMMUNITY TRUST

We operate for the well-being of the community and for the public benefit in the area of Alnwick, by promoting social inclusion and preventing people from feeling socially excluded. We assist them to integrate into society through recreation and other leisure time activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest 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
31/12/23		£21,715	£15,304	£6,411	20
31/12/22		£21,683	£14,488	£7,195	30

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

linda.wm23@btinternet.com

07592401521

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Northumberland,

Who it helps

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 Alnwick Community Trust
£2,550	22/07/2021	Developing a unique Lion Trail app for young families to help them to re-engage with their community

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CLAIRE MITCHELL Appointed: 2021

DAVID TAYLOR Appointed: 2021

JOANNE SMAILES Appointed: 2023

LAURA BIAGIONI Appointed: 2021

LINDA WOOD-MITCHELL (Chair) Appointed: 2021

NICOLE HUTHWAITE Appointed: 2023

TREVOR NORMAN THORNE Appointed: 2021

CARLO BIAGIONI Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: ALNWICK GARDEN TOWN TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/12/2021, number: 1197210

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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

TREETOPS
ALNMOUTH ROAD
ALNWICK
NE66 2PR

Objectives

1.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALNWICK BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, ON THE GROUNDS OF ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE.2.FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALNWICK TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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