Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

WADDINGTON STREET CENTRE LIMITED 

Waddington Street Centre specialises in the provision of a wide range of learning opportunities for people experiencing mental health difficulties. We aim to help people live fulfilling lives in the community by offering opportunities for personal development, social interaction, and by supporting recovery. We are also committed to countering stigma and discrimination.
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 and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and 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
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 35 years

www.waddingtoncentre.co.uk

alee@waddingtoncentre.co.uk

01913860702

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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
31/03/23£263£354£-91n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/22£408£370£38n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/21£360£341£19n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£426£367£59n/an/an/an/an/a27
31/03/19£366£351£15n/an/an/an/an/a37
31/03/18£384£363£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£272£327£-55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£289£331£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£298£323£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£330£328£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£304£348£-43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£382£346£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£305£321£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£313£307£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£320£285£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£318£290£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£266£276£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£287£306£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£285£286£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£301£272£29£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 5 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,

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 - Valued Voices - Engagement Support Lead
£5,500 14/02/2023
Towards an Engagement Support Lead salary.
County Durham Community Foundation - Engagement Support Lead
£10,000 08/02/2023
Towards an Engagement Support Lead salary.
County Durham Community Foundation - Valued Voices – Engagement Support Lead
£20,000 08/02/2023
To support an Engagement Support Lead salary.
County Durham Community Foundation - Covid Recovery Support Worker
£24,138 03/11/2021
To fund a Covid Recovery Support Worker,
National Lottery Community Fund - The Waddy Lift project
£5,903 20/06/2019
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The funding will be used to renovate the passenger lift at the mental health resource centre.
County Durham Community Foundation - Tanking work
£3,439 20/11/2018
To supply and install sanitary and radiators on the ground floor refurbishment.
County Durham Community Foundation - Access to Out of Hours Support and Activity
£9,890 29/08/2017
Towards providing access to out of hours support.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Waddington Street Centre Ltd
£13,800 28/02/2014
WSC is based in Durham City. They specialise in the provision of a wide range of learning opportunities for people experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Waddington Street Centre Ltd (Durham)
£67,446 15/10/2013
To fund the post of resource organiser co-ordinating the centre's eduction provision, its volunteers and to develop a County Durham Recovery College.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-79
  • DANIEL RIPPON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Assistant Psychologist
  • JEFF DEAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • JENNIFER LAMB Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Assistant Psychologist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/05/1989, number: 701514
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/12/1988, number: 02330506
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

WADDINGTON STREET CENTRE LTD
3 WADDINGTON STREET
DURHAM
DH1 4BG

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:ESTABLISHING AND PROMOTING ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDSII. THIS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF A RESOURCE CENTRE AND SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGIII. THE CHARITY'S BENEFICIARIES ARE PRINCIPALLY PEOPLE LIVING IN COUNTY DURHAM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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