Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

RYTON COMMUNITY CENTRE 

Community centre providing opportunities for local residents/general public to meet, book rooms for activities or join one of the many sections and user groups. Presently these include camera club, nursery, karate club, yoga group, pilates group, mother & toddler sessions and a youth drama group.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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

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
Established: 55 years

01914136576

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£21£22£-1n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/21£24£26£-2n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/20£28£20£8n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/19£25£30£-5n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/18*£27£18£9£0£0£0n/a015
31/12/17£22£23£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£21£20£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£22£25£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£22£15£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£20£16£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£21£17£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£20£31£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£36£20£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£25£21£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08*£18£21£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£15£21£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£14£16£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£16£13£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£15£13£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Gateshead,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ryton Community Association
£3,458 23/10/2021
We would like to ensure that our centre is sustainable for the future and we need to redecorate and repair the facilities to support this.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ryton Community Centre
£3,421 24/10/2020
Our project aims to give services and local groups of all ages and backgrounds a home, bringing our community closer together.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ryton Community Centre
£3,776 15/11/2019
We want to replace some of the flooring in the centre to make it safer and more attractive for our many user groups.
Power to Change - Ryton Cross Community Society Ltd
£100,000 18/12/2018
Funding to support a pub becoming community owned and operate with a charitable purpose
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ryton Community Centre
£6,753 19/11/2018
We would like to repaint the main entrance, corridors, toilets, kitchen and toilet area following a roof leak.
National Lottery Community Fund - Boundary WallTreatment and repair, Ryton Community Centre
£10,000 02/09/2010
12
This charity in Ryton, Gateshead, will use funding to repair the boundary wall of the community centre in Ryton which dates back to the 1800s. This will enable the community groups who use the ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/04/1969, number: 520879
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: 33 days late, AR10: 4 days late, AR09: 9 days late, AR08: 163 days late, AR07: 10 days late, AR06: 20 days late, AR05: 14 days late, AR04: 83 days late,
Main office

KESTEL
EMMAVILLE
RYTON
NE40 3TR

Objectives

A COMMUNITY CENTRE

Defined Area of Benefit:

RYTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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