Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

BOWBURN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

National Certificates in English and Maths, computers for beginners. Tap and ballet, martial arts, drama for children.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 well diversified in terms of gender

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: 45 years

01913770571

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
31/12/22£114£90£24n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/21£144£99£45n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/20£110£79£32n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/19£73£57£16n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/18*£80£71£9£0£0£0n/a026
31/12/17£61£58£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£69£59£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£68£66£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£64£59£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£70£78£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12*£50£42£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£47£39£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£392£389£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£41£36£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£41£36£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£39£45£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£36£34£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£38£45£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£40£41£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 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 - Bowburn Holiday Club
£2,000 02/04/2020
To provide food for children attending Bowburn Holiday Club.
County Durham Community Foundation - Bowburn Summer Club
£5,000 05/06/2018
To support the Bowburn Summer Club.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/11/1978, number: 508090
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 111 days late, AR13: 80 days late, AR12: 277 days late, AR11: 8 days late, AR04: 25 days late,
Main office

BOWBURN COMMUNITY ASS
BOWBURN COMMUNITY CENTRE
DURHAM ROAD
BOWBURN
DURHAM
DH6 5AT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BOWBURN AND DISTRICT INCLUDING THE PARISH OF CASSOP AND QUARRINGTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') 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:

BOWBURN INCLUDING THE PARISH OF CASSOP AND QUARRINGTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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