Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 8

WEST HOWE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES

To develop capacity and skills of the members of socially and economically disadvantaged community of West Howe. Creating opportunities, the advancement of education, training, particularly among unemployed people, providing people with work experience. Providing activities promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded. Promotion of recycling.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 10 years
(12 years as a company)

www.westhowe.net

admin@westhowe.net

01202570077

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
30/06/23		£154	£142	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
30/06/22		£65	£105	£-40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
30/06/21		£124	£152	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
30/06/20		£160	£104	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
30/06/19		£139	£76	£63	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
30/06/18		£76	£74	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17	*	£92	£78	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16	*	£74	£77	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15		£90	£57	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bournemouth,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 volunteers

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	£404,679
Henry Smith Charity	£75,500
Dorset Community Foundation	£11,100
Sport England	£10,000
CAF	£5,424

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Dorset Community Foundation - Howe We Eat
£5,000	06/02/2023	Launch of new project How We Eat, teaching cooking-on-a-budget skills and providing soecial opportunities to learn and eat together
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to West Howe Community Enterprises
£5,500	06/12/2022	Extending opening hours to offer a warm space and additional lunches
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to West Howe Community Enterprises
£600	21/06/2022	Community lunches during schools holidays at Henry Brown café, for low income families – alongside dance activities offered in partnership with Pavilion Dance
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to West Howe Community Enterprises
£75,500	08/12/2020 12	towards one year's running costs of a project providing a range of training and activities for vulnerable young people impacted by COVID-19 in Bournemouth.
CAF - Grant to West Howe Community Enterprises
£5,424	20/07/2020 3	Grant to West Howe Community Enterprises to support the organisation through COVID19
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000	07/05/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
National Lottery Community Fund - Positive Places (Henry Brown Partnership)
£404,679	19/09/2019 60	Positive Places (Henry Brown Partnership)
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to West Howe Community Enterprises
£91,000	12/09/2018 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing a wellbeing cafe and a range of activities and learning opportunities for residents in a disadvantaged area of Dorset
National Lottery Community Fund - Sustaining Inspiration
£10,000	02/07/2018 12	The funding will be used to cover rental costs to continue to operate the shop for local residents. The project aims to provide opportunities and support to the community.
Tudor Trust - Grant to West Howe Community Enterprises
£45,000	13/09/2016 24	over two years as continuation funding towards the manager's post for a community project on the West Howe estate in Bournemouth
Tudor Trust - Grant to West Howe Community Enterprises
£45,000	16/07/2014 24	over two years towards the manager's salary at a community shop and training centre on the West Howe estate, Bournemouth

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-77

JAQUELINE GRABOWSKI Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Admin Assistant

JANE KELLY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Bookkeeper, Other trusteeships: MICHAELS LIMITED, THE FRIENDS OF BOSCOMBE CHINE GARDENS, FERNHEATH PLAY, RECREATE DORSET,

LEONORA GABRIELLE SPEARPOINT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

PATRICIA NEILSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

PAUL IGGULDEN (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Public Health Consultant

SUE BICKLER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Development Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/07/2014, number: 1157732
Registered at Companies House on 22/07/2011, number: 07715127

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Paying staff
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

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR17: 10 days late, AR16: 16 days late,

Main office

32 CUNNINGHAM CRESCENT
BOURNEMOUTH
BH11 8DU

Objectives

OBJECT 1-URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION:THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL ANDECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN WEST HOWE, BOURNEMOUTH) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A)THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP:(B)THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT:(C)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE,AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:(D)THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY INORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIALOR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTINGBUSINESSES:(E)THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS,AND /OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS:(G)THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:(I)THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH,AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OFSUCH FACILITIES:(J)THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:(K)THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE:(L)THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME:(M)SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENTOF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.OBJECT 2 - COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDINGTO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY OR SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLYDISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF WEST HOWE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELPMEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.OBJECT 3 – SOCIAL INCLUSIONTO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLYEXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TOINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY ANDECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.OBJECT 4 – RECYCLINGA) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OFWASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE, RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS;B) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF FURNITURE, CLOTHES AND OTHERHOUSEHOLD ITEMS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PARTICULAR IN WEST HOWE, BOURNEMOUTH

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