Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE HERSDEN NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE ASSOCIATION

Provision of facilities, services, and support to all members of the community of Hersden.To manage the Community Centre for the benefit of all members of the community in Hersden.Services provided include Holiday Playschemes, Senior Citizens Lunch Club, Art Group and Coffee Mornings. We host various statutory and grant funded agencies.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

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

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
31/12/22£43£45£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£44£43£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£44£43£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£53£56£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£88£73£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£92£49£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£48£44£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£37£45£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£34£40£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£52£51£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£45£50£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£55£51£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£93£93£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£57£60£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08*£78£76£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07*£83£70£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06?*£97£100£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£267£293£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 35 years

www.hersdencommunitycentre.co.uk

info@hnca.co.uk

01227712040

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREA BRABHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • DAWN HOUGHAM Appointed: 2018
  • ELSIE EDWARDS Appointed: 2013
  • GEORGINA GLOVER
  • ROSS LLEWELLYN Appointed: 2017
  • SARAH LOUISE CARDEN Appointed: 2017
  • SYLVIA GILES Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/04/1989, number: 801402
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR19: 147 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR07: 4 days late, AR06: 369 days late,
Main office

Hersden Neighbourhood Centre
The Avenue
Hersden
CANTERBURY
CT3 4HL

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HERSDEN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER WITH 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 THE SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; (B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME

Defined Area of Benefit:

HERSDEN VILLAGE AND IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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