FRIENDS OF FELLING PARK & TOWN CENTRE CIO
The Group carries out its work in Felling Park Felling Gateshead.We have a group of volunteers who carry out the work of maintaining the park grounds.This includes securing funds to enable us to purchase equipment and plants,which enables us to improve the general standard of the park.We liaise with the local schools,so that the children can come to the park and learn about wildlife and plants.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GATESHEAD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF FELLING PARK AND THE PUBLIC RECREATIONAL AREAS OF FELLING TOWN CENTRE.
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- David Kenneth Brownchair
- Bernadette Rutland
- Peter Anthony Tracy
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £11k | £7k |
| 31/03/2024 | £3k | £4k |
| 31/03/2023 | £11k | £29k |
| 31/03/2022 | £18k | £9k |
| 31/03/2021 | £5k | £2k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation North East | 29/09/2022 | £5k | Grant to Friends of Felling Park and Town Centre CIO |
| Community Foundation North East | 29/07/2021 | £8k | A grant to Friends of Felling Park and Town Centre CIO |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/02/2020 | £10k | Friends of Felling Park and Town Centre - Events 2020 |
| Community Foundation North East | 18/02/2019 | £1k | Easter Gathering and Spring Planting |
| Community Foundation North East | 07/01/2019 | £2k | Community Planting Project |
| Community Foundation North East | 20/06/2018 | £500 | Felling Park Celebration and Community Get Together |