Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 8

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
2 Trustees: -2
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: -4

BIRTLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

The Centre provides various activites and services in response to identified need within the local community which has been classed as in the top 10% of neighbourhoods suffering deprivation in Employment ,Health Educational standards With other areas of Birtley classed as within top 20% . Activites directed at Nursery provision, Young People and work with family groups. Work with Adults

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 2 trustees
The Board is completely 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
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 57 years

www.birtleycommunitycentre.co.uk/

AdminManager@BirtleyCommnunityCentre.co.uk

01914102343

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	*	£45	£106	£-61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/12/21		£102	£66	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/20		£86	£64	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/12/19		£106	£87	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/12/18		£84	£79	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	12
31/12/17		£49	£60	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£63	£63	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£35	£48	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£90	£94	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£32	£30	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£32	£31	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£33	£28	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£41	£35	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£45	£45	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£49	£47	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£32	£35	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£30	£34	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£37	£37	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£40	£51	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Gateshead,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
9 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

Henry Smith Charity	£138,600
National Lottery Community Fund	£24,042
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£23,500
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£14,000
DCMS	£8,304
Co-Operative Group	£4,191

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Birtley Community Association
£138,600	15/06/2022 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing a range of services advancing education and providing facilities for recreation and leisure in Birtley, Tyne and Wear.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reopening Post Covid
£7,500	12/11/2021	The project will use the funding to promote the reopening its centre since the pandemic started while also creating a community garden and coordinating joint community initiatives with local schools. ....more The project will use the funding to promote the reopening its centre since the pandemic started while also creating a community garden and coordinating joint community initiatives with local schools. This aims to bring the local community together reduce isolation and improve learning on environmental sustainability.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Birtley Community Association
£23,500	13/05/2021	Supporting the charity's core costs
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Providing food parcels and meal packs to vulnerable older people and families during the Covid-19 pandemic
£7,000	27/11/2020	Providing food parcels and meal packs to vulnerable older people and families during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - providing food parcels and meal packs to vulnerable older people and families during the Covid-19 pandemic
£7,000	27/11/2020	providing food parcels and meal packs to vulnerable older people and families during the Covid-19 pandemic
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,304	25/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Lets Keep Safe
£7,550	15/05/2020 7	The funding will be used to support vulnerable families and older people on low incomes to deal with stress and fear around COVID-19. The organisation will provide food parcels activity packs for ....more The funding will be used to support vulnerable families and older people on low incomes to deal with stress and fear around COVID-19. The organisation will provide food parcels activity packs for children and older people online resources a befriending service and an open forum. The project aims to share learning help prevent loneliness and improve overall mental health.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Birtley Community Association
£4,191	15/11/2019	We need to install a wheelchair lift to remove any obstacles for the disabled and elderly who come to our community activities and events.
National Lottery Community Fund - Positive Steps
£8,992	27/06/2019 12	The funding will be used to deliver twice weekly social afternoons for older people at their Community Centre. They will also provide a young people's group to help improve their training and ....more The funding will be used to deliver twice weekly social afternoons for older people at their Community Centre. They will also provide a young people's group to help improve their training and employment opportunities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Disabled access/Birtley Community Ass.
£8,800	17/05/2018 12	The group will install a wheelchair accessible lift within the café of their community centre. This will enable older people and people with physical disabilities to access the social and ....more The group will install a wheelchair accessible lift within the café of their community centre. This will enable older people and people with physical disabilities to access the social and recreational activities at the venue, to improve wellbeing and reduce isolation.
Power to Change - Scarborough & Ryedale Community Cycling CIC
£10,000	18/01/2018	Grant to Scarborough & Ryedale Community Cycling CIC
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Development of social enterprises
£9,100	20/11/2017	Development of social enterprises
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Musical Youth sessions
£4,400	27/09/2016	Towards Musical Youth sessions
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Junior Youth Work sessions
£4,768	01/07/2016	Towards Junior Youth Work sessions

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Gender Split

BRENDA PRICE (Chair) Appointed: 2014

CHRISTINE BRADLEY

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/11/1966, number: 520727

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 161 days late,

Main office

Birtley Community Association
Birtley Community Centre
Ravensworth Road
Chester Le Street
Co Durham
DH3 1EN

Objectives

COMMUNITY CENTRE

Defined Area of Benefit:

BIRTLEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Data Sources