Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +0
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

CRAGHEAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Craghead Community Association aims to provide activities and events to improve the lives of those living in the Craghead area. They are also able to give advice to those wishing to offer a new activity or service. The Community Association own Craghead Village Hall, which has rooms that can be hired by external organisations with the proceeds supplementing and supporting community activity.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and 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
31/12/23£54£62£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£39£53£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£37£35£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£28£29£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£42£23£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£26£28£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£23£21£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£21£21£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£28£41£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£36£47£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£31£33£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£23£28£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£37£31£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10*£41£67£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£48£82£-34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£57£76£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£72£75£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£75£64£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£75£92£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£104£91£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

cragheadvh@hotmail.com

01207 260448

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - Helping The Hungry
£2,000 02/11/2022
To buy food for the food bank.
County Durham Community Foundation - Keep Warm In Craghead
£1,000 19/10/2022
To provide a Warm Space In Craghead.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Craghead Community Association
£3,849 19/11/2018
We would like to start soft play sessions but need equipment such as a bouncy castle.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • COLIN STEWART (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • GAIL ROBINSON Appointed: 2014
  • HELEN HENDERSON Appointed: 2022
  • MARK DAVINSON Appointed: 2014
  • MICHELLE BROWN Appointed: 2024
  • OLIVE HILLERY Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/11/1977, number: 506951
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
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR13: 187 days late, AR11: 310 days late, AR10: 13 days late, AR06: 12 days late,
Main office

Craghead Village Hall
Standerton Terrace
Craghead
Stanley
Co Durham
DH9 6AN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CRAGHEAD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE 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 THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CRAGHEAD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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