Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

PENNYWELL NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE 

We offer activities that promote healthy living, the acquisition of life skills, independence and engagement with neighbours. These vary based on the needs and the expressed wishes of our users. Currently we provide: HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND SELF CARE EDUCATION, GARDENING CLUB, ARTS PROJECT, PEER MENTOR VOLUNTEERS, JOINT WORKING INITIATIVES WITH LOCAL PARTNERS, BREAKOUT (School Holiday Activities)
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 32 years

www.pennywellnc.co.uk

receptionpnc@outlook.com

01915341477

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£257£234£23n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/22£206£217£-11n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21£290£218£72n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/20£184£196£-12n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£265£217£48n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/18£189£204£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£336£382£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£361£381£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£334£387£-53£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£375£392£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£388£395£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£374£371£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£363£408£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£401£424£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£365£412£-48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£400£405£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£412£452£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£450£525£-75£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£391£585£-194£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£487£551£-64£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 12 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Sunderland,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£194,849
Henry Smith Charity£75,000
The Greggs Foundation£45,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£30,546
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£29,399
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£22,045
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£7,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Cost of Living Crisis Coordinator
£10,000 11/08/2023
The funding will be used to employ a Cost of Living Crisis Response Coordinator who will identify vulnerable people at risk and channel them into their programmes; organise activities and liaise with ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
£75,000 06/12/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support for people from disadvantaged communities in Pennywell, Sunderland.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
£2,550 10/03/2022
Costs of a music tutor and The Pennywell Singers' a project designed to support the mental health of older people and people with learning disabilities on the Pennywell Estate in Sunderland
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
£7,000 18/02/2022
replacement of the boiler for a charity supporting older people in Tyne and Wear
National Lottery Community Fund - Pennywell Post-Covid Community Health Project (PPCCHP)
£174,849 16/02/2022
36
The project will use the funding over three years to support the Pennywell community as it emerges from the pandemic with the opportunity to make friends and meet their neighbours providing a range ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
£4,041 09/12/2021
Supporting the Gardening Group for older people and people with a learning disability
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
£1,000 25/11/2021
Activities which improve health, wellbeing and life chances
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Engagement Worker
£10,000 20/08/2021
The funding will be used to continue employing a Community Engagement Officer to support the delivery of a range of activities and projects at its centre for residents of all ages. This will enable ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
£10,000 17/06/2021
The organisation's charitable purposes
The Greggs Foundation - North East Core Funding
£45,000 10/05/2021
36
£45,000 over three years (15,000 per year) to support the salary of the Chief Executive Officer.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
£7,500 23/03/2021
8% as running costs for a charity delivering a health and wellbeing skills programme for residents in the Pennywell area of Sunderland.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - core costs from February 2021 - May 2021
£5,000 14/01/2021
core costs from February 2021 - May 2021
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Continuing to work with older people and those with learning disabilities from July through to September 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000 03/07/2020
Continuing to work with older people and those with learning disabilities from July through to September 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - continuing to work with older people and those with learning disabilities from July through to September 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000 03/07/2020
continuing to work with older people and those with learning disabilities from July through to September 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£10,000 07/05/2020
Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre Core Costs
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for local residents affected by COVID-19
£5,000 24/04/2020
Support for local residents affected by COVID-19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for local residents affected by COVID-19
£5,000 24/04/2020
support for local residents affected by COVID-19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - for "Building Connections", an outreach project for older people in Sunderland
£5,546 02/04/2020
for "Building Connections", an outreach project for older people in Sunderland
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - "Building Connections", an outreach project for older people in Sunderland.
£4,454 26/06/2019
"Building Connections", an outreach project for older people in Sunderland.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
£29,399 14/06/2019
36
Older people's peer mentor volunteer project
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - a peer mentor volunteering project for young people.
£14,497 21/03/2019
a peer mentor volunteering project for young people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£63,000 05/10/2018
New Kitchen for the Health and Well-Being Skills Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Pennywell Older People's Health Project (POPHP)
£212,298 26/07/2017
36
The aim of the project is to support older people who are lonely and isolated, to access health service provision through a range of interactive activities and peer support. The health and wellbeing ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards The Pennywell Older People's Health Project
£4,612 09/02/2017
Towards The Pennywell Older People's Health Project
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Community Education Project Year 3
£10,825 01/04/2015
Towards Community Education Project Year 3
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
£17,000 29/04/2014
PNC is a community hub, located in the Pennywell District of Sunderland where they tackle poor educational attainment and lack of employability skills. Our grant is to provide ongoing support for the ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
£41,400 14/03/2012
24
towards two years' salary of the General Manager of a community centre in a disadvantaged area of Sunderland
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
£27,419 13/12/2011
Towards the core costs of a community based organisation which provides support, including formal and informal learning opportunities and family support to a community experiencing high levels of ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
£47,700 29/03/2011
the salary and on costs of the Community Education Programme Co-ordinator
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/10/1991, number: 1005148
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Pennywell Neighbourhood Centre
Pennywell Shopping Centre
Portsmouth Road
SUNDERLAND
SR4 9AS

Objectives

IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO PROVIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT A NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE AND TO PROMOTE THEREIN AND IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES SO AS TO RELIEVE POVERTY, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE PENNYWELL ESTATE AND THE NEIGHBOURING ENVIRONS IN SUNDERLAND IN THE COUNTY OF TYNE AND WEAR

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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