Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

MIDDLETON ST GEORGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

To provide educational and social activities to the community, to administer and maintain a Community Centre.
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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • The Board is predominantly female

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£48£40£8n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/12/22£27£45£-18n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/21£85£54£31n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/20*£33£19£14n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/19£27£26£1n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/18£25£42£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£19£14£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£18£13£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£19£13£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£14£11£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£10£11£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£17£1£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£7£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£10£15£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£11£7£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£5£7£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£8£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£4£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 47 years

www.msgcommunitycentre.co.uk

msgcommunitycentre@gmail.com

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Darlington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 7 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - Pathway Repair
£4,000 22/03/2022
Towards pathway repairs.
County Durham Community Foundation - Pathway Repair
£3,000 14/02/2022
Towards pathway repairs.
County Durham Community Foundation - Main Hall flooring to be restored
£3,000 12/10/2021
To restore the flooring in main hall.
County Durham Community Foundation - New chairs for main hall
£5,000 06/07/2021
To purchase new chairs for main hall.
County Durham Community Foundation - Helping the Elderly and Vulnerable return to the community after Covid
£4,000 14/05/2021
To Help the Elderly and Vulnerable return to the community after Covid.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/09/1977, number: 506724
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 115 days late,
Main office

Community Centre
Station Road
Middleton St. George
DARLINGTON
DL2 1JG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO:A.PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MIDDLETON ST. GEORGE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE ‘AREA OF BENEFIT’) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTARY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS 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 THE SAID INHABITANTS. B.IN FURTHANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE KNOWN AS MIDDLEETON ST GEORGE COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.C.THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION AND NON-RACIAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MIDDLETON ST. GEORGE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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