Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

    WESTFIELD PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE (SCIO) 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/06/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/22 30/06/23
    Total income £16,850 £100,904 £109,592 £177,105 £56,723
    Total spending £19,525 £63,990 £63,019 £145,521 £108,273
    Surplus/deficit -£2,675 £36,914 £46,573 £31,584 -£51,550
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
    Where it operates
    • Falkirk
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund£159,600
    Foundation Scotland£9,350
    Scottish Government£2,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Westfield Net Zero
    £9,600 07/12/2021
    This group will use funding to develop upcycling in the community through sewing workshops.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Westfield Park Community Centre (SCIO)
    £4,850 02/12/2020
    To purchase an industrial tent which will allow WPCC to continue running some of their services outdoors and in a well-ventilated space over winter when restrictions are tighter.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Westfield Park Community Centre (SCIO)
    £4,500 12/06/2020
    To provide a befriending and food parcel delivery service to the older members of the community in Falkirk - Westfield, Middlefield, Grahamston and Stenhousemuir, via the Westfield Park Community ....more
    Scottish Government - Westfield Park Community Centre
    £2,000 05/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Westfield Park Community Centre
    £150,000 10/05/2019
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    This group operate a community centre in the Middlefield area of Falkirk which delivers a range of social, health and wellbeing activities and services for local people. This project will allow the ....more
    Robertson Trust - Towards the 2 PT Youth Workers and 2 PT Football Coaches
    £7,000 28/02/2019
    Towards the 2 PT Youth Workers and 2 PT Football Coaches

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 24/05/2018, number: SC048409
    • Notes: This charity was established to replace Westfield Park Community Centre (SC000969) Westfield Park Community Centre (SC000969) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Westfield Park Community Centre SCIO (SC048409) which is a SCIO
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; AR20: 26 days late,
    Main office

    Westfield Street, Falkirk, FK2 9DX

    Objectives

    The Organisation has been formed to benefit the community of Bog Housing Estate, Westfield, Falkirk, and the wider Falkirk (FK) postcode area (the 'Community'), with the following purposes (the 'Purposes'): The advancement of community development through maintaining and managing the community hall located in Bog Housing Estate. and The provision of recreational facilities, with the aim of improving the conditions of life of the Community.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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