WIDEOPEN AND NORTH GOSFORTH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 229587 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WIDEOPEN AND NORTH GOSFORTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

We operate Daverson Hall, Open to the community to hire in order to advance community cohesion.The venue is used as a polling station. As well this the premises are used by :- Fitness Groups, Weight Management and lifestyle groups, Child development, Martial Arts, Community Socialising groups. The Charity is also raising money for the provision of Defibrillators for the locality.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY RESIDENT IN WIDEOPEN NORTH GOSFORTH AND DISTRICT (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE NEIGHBOURHOOD") BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY YOUTH AND ADULT ORGANISATIONS AND RESIDENTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO FURTHER HEALTH, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION, AND SOCIAL, MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY SPIRIT FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE AND OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION.

Area of benefit: WIDEOPEN AND NORTH GOSFORTH AND DISTRICT

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £20,219 and restricted reserves of £1,826 at the end of the period, resulting in a net surplus of £14,302. The trustees report that the charity is a going concern with sufficient balances to continue trading even in the event of no income for one year. The charity operates under a financial management policy instructing it to hold a minimum balance of a year's worth of expected committed expenses.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony William McMullen
• David Watson
• PHILIP DODD

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

Operates in: North Tyneside

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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