Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

CHOPWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

The charity provides community centre facilites to the local community and beyond. Room space is hired out to various organisations. Amongst other things it is used as a polling station, councillor meetings, resident groups, blood donor site. It was also used as a base for victims who were caught up in local flooding within the area last year. It depends on an annual Local Government grant.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

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 but spending has been maintained

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
30/11/23£130£151£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/22£189£145£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/21£88£84£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/20£181£133£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/19£70£62£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/18£52£46£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/17£29£42£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/16£51£54£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/15£42£46£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/14£44£79£-35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/13£88£33£55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/12£54£42£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/11£45£47£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/10£68£69£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/09£40£29£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/08£30£24£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/07?*£26£19£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/06*£6£10£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.chopwellcommunitycentre.co.uk

info@chopwellcommunitycentre.co.uk

01207562462

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£22,653
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£7,250
Co-Operative Group£1,012
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Chopwell In Bloom
£1,012 21/10/2023
We'd like to buy planters, hanging baskets and flowers to distribute throughout the village of Chopwell. In an attempt to reverse the decline since the pits closed, we are restoring our lovely area.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£22,653 22/09/2020
"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 Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Chopwell Community Association
£7,250 06/12/2019
12
Local community micro-grants.
National Lottery Community Fund - Chopwell Community Association (Development Grant)
£50,000 20/09/2019
12
Chopwell Community Association
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Chopwell Community Association
£3,000 14/06/2019
12
Chopwell Advice Service
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Chopwell Community Association
£3,249 19/11/2018
We want to fund gymnastics for children and a tea dance. We also need to buy equipment and hire a instructor.
National Lottery Community Fund - Chopwell Community Youth Work
£9,554 20/09/2018
12
The group will run sessions and provide resources for youth work provision in the rurally isolated local area. The project will engage with young people and provide diversionary activities to reduce ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Chopwell Community Centre Coffee Shop Drop In
£10,000 04/03/2010
12
This community group will use an award to refurbish their community centre kitchen to bring it up to health and safety standards. This will allow them to continue to cater for current beneficiaries ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 75-78
  • BARBARA HESLOP Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired
  • LYNNE CAFFREY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Councillor
  • MICHAEL MCNESTRY (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Councillor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2005, number: 1108466
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/11/2004, number: 05293946
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR07: 114 days late, AR06: 156 days late,
Main office

CHOPWELL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
CHOPWELL COMMUNITY CENTRE
DERWENT STREET
CHOPWELL
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE17 7HS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN THE FACILITIES OF THE CHARITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS AND OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE INHABITANTS, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELFARE, RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME, ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TYNE AND WEAR

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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