# THE DOROTHY PARKES CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1093189
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 29, 2002
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1093189


## Contact

- **Address:** Dorothy Parkes Centre, Church Road, Smethwick
- **Postcode:** B67 6EH
- **Phone:** 01215582998
- **Email:** admin@dorothyparkes.org
- **Website:** www.dorothyparkes.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SMETHWICK, SANDWELL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ("THE BENEFICIARIES") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND HEALTH AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR ADVANCEMENT, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE SAID BENEFICIARIES.(2) ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DOROTHY PARKES CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, SMETHWICK, BIRMINGHAM  AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIARIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.(3) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

**Activities:** An award-winning community centre based in Smethwick, West Midlands, providing an inclusive place of welcome & opportunity, bringing people & organisations together in a spirit of friendship & equality, enabling our local community to thrive. Addressing local issues including poor physical, mental health, obesity, & social isolation by providing/hosting a range a groups, activities, and services.

**Area of benefit:** SMETHWICK, SANDWELL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Sandwell



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £299264 | £377844 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £357548 | £315176 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £261952 | £282723 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £315134 | £268862 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £198428 | £128999 | — | — |



## Trustees

- DAVID RICHARD INGRAM
- JULIE MARY McKIRDY — appointed July 21, 2016
- Jodie Andrews — appointed May 24, 2022
- Louise Johnson — appointed Sept. 20, 2022
- Paul Leonard Martin — appointed July 21, 2016
- Ravi Harsh — appointed Aug. 1, 2023
- Rev Sara Moore — appointed Nov. 28, 2023
- STAN WILLIETS
- Zaida Sauda Nembhard — appointed July 19, 2022