Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

WESTBOURNE PARK FAMILY CENTRE 

TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL FAMILIES THROUGH EARLY YEARS DROP IN'S, PARENTING ADVICE AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUBS AND PROJECTS FOR 5-18'S.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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: 23 years

www.westbourneparkfamilycentre.org.uk

geoffbiggs@westbourneparkfamilycentre.org.uk

07941100762

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£280£268£12n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22£238£234£3n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/21£244£196£48n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/20£143£184£-41n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£176£149£27n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/18£159£160£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£121£140£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£154£137£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£132£136£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£161£141£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£161£150£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£145£163£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£195£178£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£206£201£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£172£207£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£211£207£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£174£197£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£143£138£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£108£99£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£90£89£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 15 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Westminster,

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£308,357
BBC Children in Need£82,690
The London Community Foundation£19,989
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Westminster Foundation£14,821
John Lyon's Charity£14,000
Co-Operative Group£13,548
DCMS£8,300
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Youth Skills for Life Project
£1,127 21/10/2023
We are looking to continue our work by buying equipment like soft balls and bibs for football, shuttle cocks for badminton, stationery, and paying for trips, outings and activity weekends.
National Lottery Community Fund - Club 'Xpress
£285,417 15/09/2023
This project will use funding to improve the health and wellbeing of 350 disadvantaged children by expanding their ‘Club Xpress’ after school project from once a week to three times a week. Their ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - MH Young Leaders
£4,940 14/07/2023
The funding will be used to provide young people aged 11-18 from BAME backgrounds with the opportunity to volunteer at a children’s play scheme. The group will also engage young people with an ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Westbourne Park Family Centre
£2,543 22/10/2022
We want to develop eight core skills which prepare young people for a successful and fulfilling life, working and contributing to society.
National Lottery Community Fund - Acorns Play and Create
£10,000 01/07/2022
The funding will be used to deliver weekly stay and play creative sessions for parents with young children. The project aims to support the child’s development and improve family bonding and ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 11/03/2022
Skills for Life Project
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Westbourne Park Family Centre
£19,989 30/03/2021
11
The funding is for our vital˜Skills for Life project work with children and young people, 8-21 years, many from BAME and low income families, enabling them to nurture behaviours and develop skills ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Acorns Play and Create
£8,000 25/03/2021
11
The funding will be used to deliver weekly stay and play creative sessions for parents with young children. The project aims to support the child’s development improve family bonding and parenting ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Westbourne Park Family Centre
£4,800 24/10/2020
We would like to help young people gain skills and qualifications, leading to work placements and volunteering opportunities.
John Lyon's Charity - COVID-19 grant to Westbourne Park Family Centre
£10,000 05/08/2020
6
COVID-19: LCR Wave 3 - Core costs
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,000 22/06/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Westbourne Park Family Centre
£3,300 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund new summer drop-in sessions for children and young people who are isolated at home due to Covid-19 in deprived areas, and help them improve their confidence and ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,300 29/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Westminster Foundation - Covid 19 response Fund
£14,821 08/05/2020
6
Online activity sessions for families and young people (covid-19).
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Young Leaders Project
£5,078 15/11/2019
We want to support young people aged 11-19 in volunteering, learning new skills to prepare them for adulthood and employment.
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Westbourne Park Family Centre
£4,000 29/06/2019
12
Holiday Club Xpress.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Westbourne Park Family Centre
£79,390 26/06/2019
36
Positive activities to support and strengthen families with early years children in Westminster. Children will experience increased social skills, improved communication and increased bonding with ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Emmaus Project
£9,360 08/03/2019
12
The project will provide mentoring support for young people at risk of exclusion and their families. The aim is to promote positive life choices.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 05/12/2018
Young Leaders' Project 2018/19
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Westbourne Park Family Centre
£30,000 13/03/2018
36
A weekly youth club, secondary school transition service & volunteering programme for young people living in Westminster. By attending the club young people will improve their confidence, be more ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - LEGIT
£10,000 13/12/2017
12
This project will establish a Youth Enterprise Hub for young people at risk of being involved in criminal activity. Face-to-face sessions and training will enable young people to learn how to ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 06/07/2017
Young Leaders' Project April 2017-March 2018
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/02/2001, number: 1085070
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • 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; AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

WESTBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
PORCHESTER ROAD
LONDON
W2 5DX

Objectives

(1) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH, MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE PROMOTION OF FAMILY LIFE. (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIAL AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND PROMOTION OF DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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