GREENSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO

Registered charity 1178200 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREENSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Provide a clean, safe and welcoming facility for the local community to hold events, public meetings and regular activities. Including keep fit, dog training, yoga, playgroups, church activities, cycle club, sugarcraft, italian classes, WI, Local History group, childrens parties, polling station, councillor surgery, Bird Weekend, Paranormal etc.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF GREENSIDE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF GATESHEAD ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT"), WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS 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 OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of £823 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £63,097. The trustees' report indicates the centre is recovering from pandemic challenges and continues to provide community facilities despite cost of living pressures. The independent examiner confirmed no matters came to their attention that would require further disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Lottery Funding — “Externally we have been able to replace all windows with the help of Lottery Funding” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/01/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Julia Noonanchair
• Janet Mckie
• Paula Anderson

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

Operates in: Gateshead

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).