Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Return overdue: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

EOCG (EASTERN OSWESTRY COMMUNITY GROUP)

Operation of a Community Centre offering various educational and leisure activities for local people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/10/22*£52£50£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/21*£66£62£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20*£53£52£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19£35£36£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18*£35£40£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/17*£39£32£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/16£33£33£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/15£31£28£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/14£31£30£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/13£34£34£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/12£38£35£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/11*£30£44£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/10*£34£42£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/09£40£45£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/08*£45£51£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/07*£38£51£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/06*£241£258£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/05£163£170£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/04*£47£73£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

eocg@btconnect.com

01691658164

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Shropshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - EOCC Doors and Windows
£9,550 08/09/2023
The funding will be used to replace the wooden windows and doors at the community centre. The project aims to provide a warm secure and more energy efficient community space.
McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2023 Winter Warm Spaces
£750 26/07/2023
Grants up to £750 to cover core costs, in particular those connected to providing warm spaces for older people to access such as fuel, utilities or increased rental fees.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 24-59
  • CLAIRE MORRIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Slimming World Consultant
  • GRAHAM JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Centre Manager
  • KERRY DAVIES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Nursery Manager
  • ZOE ADDIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Early Years Practitioner
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/03/2003, number: 1096623
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/09/2002, number: 04542353
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 85 days late, AR21: 52 days late, AR20: 49 days late, AR18: 31 days late, AR17: 339 days late, AR11: 42 days late, AR10: 35 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 13 days late, AR06: 165 days late, AR04: 6 days late,
Main office

THE EASTERN OSWESTRY COMMUNITY CENT
CABIN LANE
OSWESTRY
SY11 2LQ

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE ANY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CAMBRIAN AND VICTORIA WARDS AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TOGETHER DEFINED AS EASTERN OSWESTRY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS 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 OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.B) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE TO CONDUCT SUCH CHARITABLE ACTIVATES AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

EASTERN OSWESTRY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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