THE WOR HOOSE COMMUNITY PROJECT

Registered charity 1128032 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOR HOOSE (SWAT)

Wor Hoose is a resident led project and neighbourhood hub with a strong community focus. We aim to bring people together to learn new skills and access services through a 'one stop shop' to improve everyones life changes, overcome barriers to build stronger networks, a better community and overall improve their quality of life.Activities include hardship support, welfare advice and family time,

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO:(A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONALITY, AGE, DISABILITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY 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 THE SAID INHABITANTS;(B) ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT, OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE 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 OBJECTS;(C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TOTIME BE DETERMINED. THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION. THE AREA OF BENEFIT SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERYONE LIVING IN WALKER, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN THE HEXHAM AVENUE HOUSING ESTATE.

Area of benefit: EVERYONE LIVING IN WALKER, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN THE HEXHAM AVENUE HOUSING ESTATE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £58,089, a decrease from the previous year, while total payments amounted to £62,187, resulting in a net deficit of £4,098. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,972, which the trustees noted represents less than four months of running costs against a policy target of three to six months. The charity is currently in a position where it is considering seeking to increase its reserves to meet its stated policy.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lynda Mary Hellenschair
• Anne Hogg
• Charlene Paterson
• David Henry Donaldson
• SALLYANN BLANEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• ZOEY BLACKBURN

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WILSTOCKHUB.

• WILSTOCKHUB income £18k
• MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP income £93k
• HOPE HOUSE PROJECT income £122k
• WEST HOWE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES income £213k
• WOOLWICH SERVICE USERS PROJECT income £185k
• WALTHAM FOREST COMMUNITY HUB income £413k

Side by side with its peers

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