Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 9
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE BELVIDERE CENTRE

The Belvidere Centre caters for physically-disabled young people and their friends/relatives on a 60/40 ratio between the ages of 5 and 25. Within a youth club setting with professional workers it encourages individual and group activity embracing such diverse pursuits as indoor and outdoor games, theatre trips, youth issues, computer work and field projects including weekend and away-day trips.
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£25£28£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£24£28£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£25£28£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£25£25£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£25£26£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£19£10£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£23£21£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£18£17£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£24£14£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£19£15£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£12£9£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£14£13£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£19£21£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£16£25£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£25£22£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£25£22£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£27£23£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£27£23£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£29£29£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 59 years

belviderecentre@gmail.com

07962 275943

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wirral,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£21,150
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,220
DCMS£6,240
Co-Operative Group£1,015
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Belvidere Centre
£1,015 21/10/2023
We'd like to buy art resources to hold an annual community art project exhibition. We already use recycled materials from our litter picking group.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Childrens Youth Club
£16,600 20/10/2023
22
To begin a children's youth club for children with additional needs and 'challenging' children.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Wallasey District Youth Programme - Summer Holidays
£4,550 06/07/2023
To provide local activities through the use of a bus in local open spaces through the summer. These activities include arts and crafts, team sports, education, and health refreshments.
National Lottery Community Fund - Belvidere Enrichment Programme
£9,360 09/12/2022
The funding will be used to offer social educational leisure activities. The project aims to continue its Enrichment Project to build on relationships with young people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£10,000 28/10/2022
24
Weston Youth Grant
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£10,000 29/10/2021
24
Weston Youth Grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Belvidere - 12 months Enrichment Programme
£9,860 28/10/2021
The funding will be used to deliver a programme of activities such as singing arts and crafts walking trips magic sessions drama classes and cookery for disabled young people. This project aims to reduce isolation build confidence and improve mental ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,240 17/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Enrichment Programme-Disabled People
£8,920 16/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to run activities and sessions for physically disabled young people some who may have learning difficulties. The project aims to support physical and mental health, wellbeing of young people.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • CAROLINE DAVIES Appointed: 2019
  • DAWN SUSAN LAMONT Appointed: 2016
  • JULIE MCDERMOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2016
  • LEE ROBINSON Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/05/1966, number: 247656
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR14: 17 days late, AR12: 20 days late, AR07: 21 days late,
Main office

1 Ennerdale Road
WALLASEY
CH45 0LX

Objectives

FOR THE GENERAL SOCIAL WELFARE OF ALL SPASTICS AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION)

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNRESTRICTED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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