Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

THE OVAL (STEVENAGE) COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

We run a Community Centre. Within the centre we accomodate a Children's Centre and a Pre-school. We hire rooms out to many groups such as Dog Training, Girl Guides, Friendship Group, various dancing classes, toddler group, baby clinic, Zumba, Tai chi etc. We also put on regular events for the local community. We are sympathetic to charitable organisations wanting to use our centre.

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board 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 and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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		£70	£90	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/22		£94	£69	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/21		£96	£72	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/20		£93	£88	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/19		£102	£89	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/18		£90	£79	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£77	£84	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£94	£79	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£81	£95	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£136	£149	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£103	£107	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

www.ovalcommunity.com

gailmardlin@ovalcommunity.com

01438359404

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 66-81

JEANETTE AUDREY THOMAS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired

PAUL LAURENCE BOIELLE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Community Accountant, Other trusteeship: THE OVAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION,

ROSE HALL Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired

REV PETE ORTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Vicar

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/12/2011, number: 1145178
Registered at Companies House on 08/06/2011, number: 07662038

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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

11 returns made; AR13: 46 days late,

Main office

Community Centre
The Oval
Stevenage
SG1 5RD

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF STEVENAGE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUALORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAIDINHABITANTS 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.TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE 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 OBJECTIVES.TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

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