Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

HELE VILLAGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HELE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, POLITICS, RELIGION OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORG'S AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE SERVICES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION THUS IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. .
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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: 36 years

www.windmillcentretorquay.org.uk

info@thewindmillcentre.org

01803 314876

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*£389£302£87n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/22£397£286£111n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/21*£306£236£70n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/20£122£111£12n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/19£67£64£4n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/18*£72£79£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£91£96£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£97£118£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£24£25£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£87£61£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£28£23£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£17£36£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£48£61£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£223£156£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£124£112£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£72£63£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£47£36£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£6£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£7£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Torbay,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 11 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
Tudor Trust£72,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,520
Devon Community Foundation£13,423
CAF£6,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hele Village Community Association
£1,011 21/10/2023
We would like to buy some resources and equipment to create opportunities for young people. This would be through craft, sport and cooking.
Devon Community Foundation - Grant to Hele Village Community Association
£2,000 30/05/2023
COST OF LIVING -To help cover the cost of increased utility bills for a multi-purpose community centre serving a deprived neighbourhood in Torbay.
National Lottery Community Fund - Windmill Youth Wellbeing and Counselling
£9,840 18/11/2022
The funding will be used to provide a youth counselling and wellbeing service at a community centre. The project aims to provide structured mental health support in a safe and welcoming environment.
Devon Community Foundation - Grant to Hele Village Community Association
£1,820 06/06/2022
Funding to continue hosting a chronic pain cafe and wellbeing craft group.
Sport England - Storm 22
£2,500 24/03/2022
Funding under Sport England's Storm 22 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Storm 22. This project lists its main activity as Exercise & Fitness.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Storm 22
£2,500 24/03/2022
Funding under Sport England's Storm 22 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Storm 22. This project lists its main activity as Exercise & Fitness.
Devon Community Foundation - Windmill Youth Group
£7,603 18/03/2022
Funding to start a youth group to divert young people away from ASB and illegal drug use.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Windmill Centre
£1,322 23/10/2021
We would like to support our free counselling service by purchasing resources to be used within sessions.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Hele Village Community Association
£2,000 08/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
CAF - Grant to Hele Village Community Association
£6,000 17/04/2020
3
Grant to Hele Village Community Association to support the organisation through COVID19
Devon Community Foundation - COVID-19’ Financial Inclusion
£2,000 03/04/2020
Grant to Hele Village Community Association
Tudor Trust - Grant to Hele Village Community Association
£70,000 17/01/2020
36
over three years towards the core costs of a community organisation supporting local people in Hele Village, Torbay
National Lottery Community Fund - Windmill Information, Advice & Guidance
£9,680 18/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to run financial advice drop in sessions for residents. The project aims to provide support to local people and improve community resilience.
Devon Community Foundation - Windmill Peoples Project
£4,960 24/11/2016
12
funding to set-up a Chronic Pain café for those with a long-term illness, offering an informal setting and mutual support and friendships with their peer group sharing coping methods and self-help ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Hele and Lower Barton Family Learning Project
£245,865 15/08/2012
60
Hele Village Community Association receives £245,865 to run a programme of learning activities for disadvantaged families over five years. Families will have the chance to gain skills and improve ....more
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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 26/09/1988, number: 299840
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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; AR23: 1 days late, AR21: 18 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 52 days late, AR16: 30 days late, AR15: 7 days late, AR14: 189 days late, AR11: 95 days late, AR10: 244 days late, AR09: 453 days late, AR08: 130 days late, AR07: 651 days late, AR06: 274 days late, AR05: 362 days late, AR04: 40 days late,
Main office

Windmill Centre
Pendennis Road
TORQUAY
TQ2 7QR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HELE AND AUDLEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLICICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER IPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISTIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ANDTO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECRETION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. FOR FURTHER DATAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION. INDTITUTION OF FURTHER (INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL) EDUCATION, APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL AS TRUSTEE, TO BE AWARED UNDER RULES TO BE MADE BY THE COUNCIL, INCLUDING RULES AS TO THE VALUE AND PERIOD OF TENURE OF THE EXHIBITIONS, AND THE QULIFICATIONS, AND METHOD O ASCERTAINMENT AND SELECTION, OF CANDIDATES; B. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, UNIVERSITY OR ANY OTHER ECUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT, TO PREPARE FOR, OR TO ENTER, A PROFFESSION, DE OR CALLING; OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINGING) OF BENEFICIARIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HELE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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