Overall GiG Score: -25 ?
Finance Score: -14
Governance Score: -15
Support Score: 4
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Dormant: -10
  • Future income +5
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • Very static board: -5
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

HORFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

Our vision is to support, enable and empower local residents to identify priorities and develop services, activities and projects that contribute to the development of the area by developing adult education opportunities, providing a weekly youth club, providing an affordable space for the local community and working with residents and partners to improve local cohesion and tackle marginalisation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £0
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 40 years

www.wordsworthcentre.org.uk

wordsworthbristol@gmail.com

01179763504

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant

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
05/04/18£14£12£1£0£0£0n/a06
05/04/17£15£16£-1£0£0£0n/a05
05/04/16£13£21£-8£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£13£21£-8£0£0£0n/a012
05/04/14£26£13£12£0£0£0n/a08
05/04/13£8£5£3£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11*£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/09?*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/07£22£23£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£26£18£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£21£21£0£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04*£18£24£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 6 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,

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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Horfield Community Association
£5,040 22/05/2018
8
Towards co-ordinated holiday activities for children aged 8-12 in Bristol.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Horfield Community Association
£4,175 04/07/2017
8
Towards positive holiday activities for children aged 8-12.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme.
£500 19/06/2017
Towards a summer play scheme.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Horfield Community Association
£5,000 10/06/2016
2
Towards a co-ordinated programme of holiday activities for young people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/06/1984, number: 289408
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR11: 340 days late, AR10: 707 days late, AR09: 1581 days late, AR06: 176 days late, AR05: 3 days late, AR04: 34 days late,
Main office

66 WORDSWORTH ROAD
BRISTOL
BS7 0DZ

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HORFIELD ANDD THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATIONGTHE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A CCOMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CCONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (B) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF CONSTITUTION.)

Defined Area of Benefit:

HORFIELD AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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