Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

VICTORIA CENTRE

An educational, social and inter-faith charity for the community, working for unity in a diverse society
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/23£255£288£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£186£238£-51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£400£258£143n/an/an/an/an/an/a
?31/03/20£231£290£-59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19*£285£301£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£299£295£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£305£288£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£260£269£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£245£224£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£237£214£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£207£228£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£242£240£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£243£229£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£246£294£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£244£253£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£255£242£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£192£194£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£208£199£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£171£171£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 45 years

www.victoriacentre.org.uk

info@victoriacentre.org.uk

01933277400

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
DCMS£99,196
Power to Change£49,999
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Northamptonshire Community Foundation£6,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - ICNA
£3,000 25/10/2023
To support their Information Centre for New arrivals (ICNA) services
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 06/01/2023
Victoria Centre Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Information Centre for New Arrivals (ICNA) Service
£10,000 17/06/2022
The funding will be used to expend and upscale the groups existing services supporting people coming to their local area from other countries including Ukrainian Refugees providing unique support across their Northamptonshire. Services will include ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Welcome Ukraine
£3,000 07/04/2022
To support refugees with hosts, meals, social activities, clothing and counselling & emotional support
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - Victoria Centre
£49,999 15/10/2020
Grant to C-19 CCLORS - Victoria Centre
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£99,196 29/09/2020
"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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Victoria Centre
£3,671 15/11/2019
We want to celebrate cultural events as a community, bringing people from all ethnic backgrounds together.
National Lottery Community Fund - Victoria Centre's Lounge Kitchen Project
£10,000 22/02/2019
12
This funding will be used to refurbish a kitchen that can be used by community groups. The project aims to develop a space that can be used for cooking.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Victoria Centre
£9,400 13/12/2018
Victoria Centre Celebrates 40 Years
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Victoria Centre
£2,960 29/11/2017
We want to provide activities and trips to disadvantaged children during our Summer and Autumn Playschemes.
National Lottery Community Fund - Victoria Centre's Bailey Kitchen Refurbishment Project
£10,000 20/09/2017
12
This charity will use the funding to refurbish their kitchen for use by the community, ensuring the facilities meet safety and hygiene regulations.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Victoria Centre
£9,600 23/11/2016
Minibus for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority communities in Wellingborough
National Lottery Community Fund - Victoria Centre Refurbishment Project
£10,000 01/05/2014
11
Not Available
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Victoria Centre
£25,000 12/09/2013
towards the costs of refurbishing a community hall in a disadvantaged area of Northamptonshire
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Victoria Centre - Northamptonshire
£20,500 28/06/2013
The charity provides community support for new arrivals. The grant will support the Development worker to provide advice and support to new arrivals. This will ensure they are able to access services, partake in activities and establish support ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

  • ALLAN BLACKMAN Appointed: 2024
  • ANNIA MATEREKE Appointed: 2024
  • JONATHAN EKINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director
  • NILESH PATEL Appointed: 2024
  • ROSEMARY ABRAM Appointed: 2021
  • VALERIE ANSLOW Appointed: 2024
  • VICTOR JAMES Appointed: 2024
  • ZULQUANAIN TONY ASLAM Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/07/1979, number: 278215
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds 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; AR19: 91 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

46 - 50 PALK ROAD
WELLINGBOROUGH
NORTHANTS
NN8 1HR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF ALL THOSE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE BOROUGH OF WELLINGBOROUGH, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, GENDER, SEXUALITY, COLOUR, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, DISABILITY, HIV STATUS, CARING/DEPENDANT RESPONSIBILITIES, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OPINIONS OR FOR ANY OTHER UNJUSTIFIABLE REASON. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR ALL THOSE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE BOROUGH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE BOROUGH OF WELLINGBOROUGH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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