DOVECOT AND PRINCESS DRIVE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Education/TrainingProvide social activities for the elderlyEncourage local people to give ideas for local communityEncourage other groups to use the premisesProvide services for community benefit to disadvantaged groups
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THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA AS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 2 (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, RACE, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO PROTECT HEALTH AND RELIEVE POVERTY, DISTRESS OR SICKNESS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS
Charity Commission inquiry
“The regulator’s initial investigations have been unable to confirm who, if anyone, is currently acting as a trustee of the charity.”
“Information obtained by the Commission through its regulatory compliance work suggests the charity’s property may be at risk.”
“As a protective measure, the regulator has also frozen the charity’s bank accounts due to financial and governance concerns.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 3
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £29,000 — contracts £13,000 (1), grants £16,000 (3); 22% of the £134,629 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
1 annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | — | — |
| 31/03/2024 | £210k | £214k |
| 31/03/2023 | £135k | £160k |
| 31/03/2022 | £145k | £151k |
| 30/09/2020 | £64k | £12k |
Common questions
Who funds DOVECOT AND PRINCESS DRIVE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name DOVECOT AND PRINCESS DRIVE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £2k | |
| THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST | FY2024 | £1k | Round Three - Food Poverty |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/03/2023 | £10k | Community coronation celebration |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/04/2022 | £9k | Queen's Jubilee Party |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/03/2022 | £33k | Creative Coast: Arts and Music for the Jubilee in Liverpool |
| UK government | 17/07/2020 | £8k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/05/2020 | £10k | Covid Emergency Response |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/02/2016 | £10k | Moving Yew Tree/Stockbridge Out of Poverty |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/09/2009 | £10k | Dovecot Social Learning |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/02/2005 | £793 | "Dovecot And Princess Drive Community Association In Liverpool Have Been Awarded A Grant To Enable Them To Hold A Special 60th Anniversary Of" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/01/2005 | £5k | A point in Time |