Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Very static board: -5

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE PELICAN CENTRE LTD

To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Tyldesley and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation, in particular swimming, for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the objective of improving the condition of life of said inhabitants.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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 composition appears to be very static

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
31/03/23		£625	£588	£37	£9	£349	£349	7.1	9	0
31/03/22		£584	£507	£77	£7	£312	£312	7.4	9	0
31/03/21		£367	£359	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£425	£424	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£491	£366	£126	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	*	£374	£332	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£331	£305	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	*	£268	£265	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 24%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 7.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 10 years
(13 years as a company)

http://www.pelicantyldesley.co.uk/

natalia@pelicantyldesley.co.uk

01942882722

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Community sports activities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Wigan,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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

National Lottery Community Fund	£135,995
Sport England	£51,200
DCMS	£50,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Friendship in Communities
£135,995	12/12/2022	The Pelican Centre (TPC) was formed in 2011 by community members who came together to fight the closure of the local swimming pool in Tyldesley. They formally established as a private company limited ....more The Pelican Centre (TPC) was formed in 2011 by community members who came together to fight the closure of the local swimming pool in Tyldesley. They formally established as a private company limited by guarantee without share capital in 2011 and a charity in 2014. As their core offer The Pelican Centre provides a community gym swimming pool and exercise classes supporting those on low incomes with health and wellbeing services at affordable prices e.g. children’s swimming lessons for £1 and subsidised activities. In addition there are volunteer programmes and opportunities to learn a variety of skills and qualifications. TPC provide showers for the homeless computers with internet are available to use and Citizens Advice hot desk from the Centre. There is office space to hire and free rooms are available for local groups to use. Local groups including a local cinema group and a BMC group have access to free rooms amongst many others. The organisation’s main aim is to help people to feel good mentally physically and socially through fitness friendship and wraparound support.
Sport England - COVID-19 CLRF
£51,200	28/06/2021 5	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Leisure Recovery Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CLRF. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£50,000	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 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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Accessibility for All
£10,000	21/03/2019 12	The aim of this project is to improve accessibility to swimming pool facilities for disabled users.
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£90,000	05/10/2018	Pool Hall and Reception Refurb
Sport England - TIED - Healthier Together
£8,000	04/01/2018 15	Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage Small Award funding programme for a Revenue project titled TIED - Healthier Together. This project lists its main activity ....more Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage Small Award funding programme for a Revenue project titled TIED - Healthier Together. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
DCMS - ALB-TIED - Healthier Together
£8,000	04/01/2018	Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage Small Award funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'TIED - Healthier Together'. This project lists its main ....more Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage Small Award funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'TIED - Healthier Together'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-79

ALAN JOHNSON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Consultant

ANDREA ROBERTS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Teacher

DR ALISTAIR THOMPSON DOCTOR Appointed: 2014

PAUL ANTHONY COSTELLO Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Collecting Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/12/2014, number: 1159655
Registered at Companies House on 20/07/2011, number: 07712000

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR20: 13 days late, AR18: 90 days late, AR16: 5 days late,

Main office

Tyldesley Swimming Pool
Castle Street
Tyldesley
MANCHESTER
M29 8EG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF TYLDESLEY , GREATER MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, IN PARTICULAR SWIMMING, FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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