Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

SIDNEY WALTER CENTRE

Provision of youth gym club for young people 13-18 years of age. Supporting lonely, elderly and vulnerable groups of the community by providing a social meeting place with activities.Encouraging better fitness levels and sustaining specialist gym classes for the above groups.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 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

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£62£53£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£40£38£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£54£52£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£64£61£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£67£58£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£67£58£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£75£68£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£78£69£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£78£73£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£80£71£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£67£63£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£65£66£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£76£80£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£80£83£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£88£97£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£84£88£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£96£95£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£90£95£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£98£103£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£100£102£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 38 years

www.thesid.org

01903209960

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sidney Walter Centre Management Committee
£9,700 18/11/2021
Past Present Exchange (PPE)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sidney Walter Centre Management Committee
£10,000 05/02/2020
Worthing Village Voices

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

  • DAVE ARSENEAULT (Chair)
  • JOAN OXLEY Appointed: 2017
  • PHIL MARCHANT
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/08/1986, number: 294764
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 2 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late,
Main office

SIDNEY WALTER CENTRE
SUSSEX ROAD
WORTHING
BN11 1DS

Objectives

1)TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED. 2) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WORTHING WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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