Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

AREA TRAINING AND ACTIVITY CENTRE (ATAC) LIMITED

1 youth club sessions p/wk, computer classes beginners class, Book, Video & CD exchange, bacon buttie morning, information & advice, short mat bowling, exercise classes, arts & craft, room hire, dancing, film nights, geneaolgy.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/24£11£16£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£7£20£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£29£12£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£25£10£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£21£10£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£26£34£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£21£29£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£33£22£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£7£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£10£12£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£25£27£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£18£13£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£10£12£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£14£12£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£23£17£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£52£49£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£78£76£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£64£47£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£64£47£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.atac-ne.org.uk

mail@atac-ne.org.uk

01670790219

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
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£25,989
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - ATAC Goes Green
£9,054 28/09/2023
The funding will be used to install solar panels. The project aims to reduce energy bills to allow the hall to become more sustainable for the many different groups that use this community hub.
National Lottery Community Fund - ATAC Getting Crafty
£6,960 28/01/2022
The project will use the funding to provide a weekly arts and craft sessions for elderly people to develop their creative and digital skills. This includes silk painting glass painting pottery photography and social media. This aims to reduce ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 29/05/2020
ATAC's Big Kitchen Refurb
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - upgrading and extending ATAC's kitchen in Widdrington Station
£10,000 09/04/2020
upgrading and extending ATAC's kitchen in Widdrington Station
National Lottery Community Fund - ATAC Community Hall Kitchen Refurbishment
£9,975 19/12/2019
5
The funding will be used to refurbish their existing kitchen within their community hall. The project aims to enhance their facility and develop new activities for the benefit of the local community.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Running Costs
£15,143 25/09/2018
Running Costs
Co-Operative Group - Grant to ATAC Community Hall
£2,534 29/11/2017
We would like to replace our mismatched shabby chairs with new ISO ones that are more comfortable for our older people to sit on.
National Lottery Community Fund - ATAC Youth Project - Refurbishment of youth room
£10,000 16/08/2017
12
The project will refurbish their youth room to improve the facilities for young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - ATAC Community Hall's New Loo's
£10,000 21/10/2015
12
The group will use funding to refurbish and make alterations to the WC and also provide new disabled toilets.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-78
  • IVAN TENAX HEWITT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Project Manager
  • JACEK JERZY JUSZCZYK (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • JACQUI BEXFIELD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • KEITH SWINDON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • LESLIE WOODS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • SANDRA BEXFIELD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • SANDRA WOODS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • SUSANNAH MORRIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Youth Worker
  • YVONNE LANGDOWN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • SHEILA ROBSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/06/2004, number: 1104317
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/11/2003, number: 04965247
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR10: 30 days late, AR08: 140 days late, AR06: 21 days late,
Main office

Dalkeith House
Grangemoor Road
Widdrington
Morpeth
NE61 5PU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THE INHABITANTS OF WIDDRINGTON AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) 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 FOR SAID INHABITANTS AND TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS AS THE COMMITTEE FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE INHABITANTS OF WIDDRINGTON AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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