Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE DREADNOUGHT CENTRE 

Working with children and young people aged 8 - 19 years who are experiencing difficulties in their lives. Using the creative arts to provide informal counselling.Offering a variety of programme work to address such issues as anger management, domestic violence abuse, sexual abuse, low self esteem, beareavement etc. working on both a one to one basis and in groups.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 48 years

www.thedreadnought.co.uk

team@thedreadnought.co.uk

01209218764

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£457£356£101n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22£443£295£148n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/21£304£233£72n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/20£274£249£25n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/03/19£258£247£11n/an/an/an/an/a55
31/03/18£228£237£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£211£248£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£236£245£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£226£257£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£230£244£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£189£274£-85£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£279£293£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£251£316£-65£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£253£265£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£362£308£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£392£375£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£472£416£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£481£418£63£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£431£403£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£417£350£67£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 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
Three Guineas Trust£52,000
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£20,000
True Colours Trust£6,660
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Three Guineas Trust - Holiday Playscheme 2023
£10,000 16/05/2023
Holiday Playscheme 2023
National Lottery Community Fund - Fire Safety Improvements
£10,000 06/04/2023
The funding will be used to install a new fire alarm system at the centre which provides support and activities for children and young people experiencing significant difficulties in their lives. The ....more
Three Guineas Trust - Holiday Play Scheme 2022
£10,000 19/05/2022
Holiday Play Scheme 2022
Three Guineas Trust - Holiday Play Scheme 2021
£12,000 23/06/2021
Holiday Play Scheme 2021
Three Guineas Trust - Summer play scheme 2020
£10,000 24/06/2020
Summer play scheme 2020
National Lottery Community Fund - The Dreadnought Centre - Outside Sensory Space
£10,000 24/04/2020
6
The project will provide a sensory garden at a centre for young people with disabilities and additional needs. This will create a space for therapy and relaxation improving people's mental wellbeing.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Dreadnought Centre
£20,000 04/02/2020
creation of an outside sensory space for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Cornwall
True Colours Trust - Towards its siblings’ project in 2020
£6,660 07/01/2020
Towards its siblings’ project in 2020
Three Guineas Trust - Summer play scheme 2019
£10,000 10/06/2019
Summer play scheme 2019.
Three Guineas Trust - Summer play scheme
£10,000 07/06/2018
Summer play scheme.
True Colours Trust - towards its OXOXs siblings’ project.
£5,000 12/07/2017
towards its OXOXs siblings’ project.
Three Guineas Trust - 2017 Summer play scheme
£6,000 09/06/2017
2017 Summer play scheme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Refurbishment of toilet facilities
£10,000 16/11/2016
12
This project will use the funding to renovate the toilet facilities in its community use building. This will improve levels of hygiene and enhance access for people with disabilities.
Three Guineas Trust - 2016 Summer play scheme
£5,000 21/04/2016
2016 Summer play scheme.
Three Guineas Trust - Summer play scheme
£5,000 28/05/2015
Summer play scheme.
Three Guineas Trust - Summer play scheme
£5,000 20/05/2014
Summer play scheme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Provision of parking, 'drop off zone' and improved disabled access
£10,000 30/01/2014
12
This is a project by a charity in Redruth, Cornwall. The group will use the funding to create disabled access, a drop off zone and a parking area in front of the centre, used by families. This will ....more
Three Guineas Trust - Summer play scheme
£5,000 25/06/2013
Towards general running costs.
Three Guineas Trust - Summer play scheme
£5,000 02/07/2012
Summer play schemes general costs.
Three Guineas Trust - Summer play scheme
£3,500 07/06/2011
Summer play scheme.
Three Guineas Trust - Summer Play scheme
£4,000 01/07/2010
Summer play scheme.
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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 30/01/1976, number: 270486
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • 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
20 returns made; AR04: 100 days late,
Main office

CARN BREA LANE
POOL
REDRUTH
CORNWALL
TR15 3DS

Objectives

PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME FACILITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND MORAL IMPROVEMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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