THE OLD NEEDLE WORKS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1181832 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Old Needle Works is a Community Learning and Support Hub providing skills courses and groups to help local people with their wellbeing and mental health. We make lasting positive changes to improve life quality and chances. Courses including Maths, English, IT and creative, physical and crafting courses. Our premises is shared and acts as an incubator for other charities and social enterprise.

Objects

1. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF REDDITCH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, 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.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN REDDITCH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING COURSES OF STUDY AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING3. THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT4. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £28,007, increasing total funds to £113,586. The trustees report a strong financial position, noting that robust risk management and increased supplier options ensure sustainability. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £38,504, which the trustees note is above their reduced policy target of two months' operating costs.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHNATHON WILLIAMSONchair
• Graham Neil Scragg
• Maurice Westwood
• Nancy Deakin
• Peter Salnicki

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Warwickshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND.

• WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND income £262k
• THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE COMMUNITY PROJECT income £257k
• OLD WOKING AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE income £141k
• JENNYRUTH WORKSHOPS LTD income £561k
• HANDCRAFTED PROJECTS income £2.3m
• THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF NEEDLEWORK income £3.0m

Side by side with its peers

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