# BENSHAM GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1188101
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 21, 2020
- **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=1188101


## Contact

- **Address:** BENSHAM GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE, SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD
- **Postcode:** NE8 2XD
- **Phone:** 01914336450
- **Email:** CHRISOTOOLE@BENSHAMGROVE.ORG.UK
- **Website:** https://www.benshamgrove.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE BOROUGH OF GATESHEAD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.2) TO CONSERVE, PRESERVE AND IMPROVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE GRADE II LISTED BENSHAM GROVE AS A BUILDING OF HISTORIC INTEREST AND TO CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES WHICH ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE BUILDING.

**Activities:** Bensham Grove Community Centre is a Grade II listed building and gardens, conserved by the trustees, of historical significance holding original  Georgian and Arts and Crafts features. The Centre is a venue for community activities and groups to meet, it is a venue for Adult learning courses and workshops and it hosts events throughout the year to include the diverse community it serves.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Gateshead



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £284655 | £289261 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £223973 | £213664 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £198525 | £151367 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £108254 | £75263 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £229557 | £231346 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **SHIRLEY BROWN** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 21, 2020
- Shirley Allen — appointed April 14, 2022
- Susan Gaye Adamson — appointed Feb. 21, 2020
- VIKAS KUMAR — appointed Feb. 21, 2020