Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 1 Trustee: -5
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

THE DURRINGTON AND DISTRICT DAY CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY 

Outings, theatre trips, shopping, holidays, friendship and company.Playing dominos, cards and knitting and reading. We also do jigsaws and quizzes and have entertainment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There is only 1 trustee

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 30 years

nigelpaines579@btinternet.com

01980653681

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
31/12/22£12£11£1n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/21£17£14£3n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/20£16£16£0n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/19£23£22£1n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/12/18*£22£21£0£0£0£0n/a09
31/12/17£22£21£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£23£21£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£23£24£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£27£28£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£26£27£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£24£23£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£23£24£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£21£23£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£22£22£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£20£20£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£19£18£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£17£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£16£17£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£14£14£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 14 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/02/1994, number: 1033847
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 181 days late, AR15: 112 days late,
Main office

26 BULFORD ROAD
DURRINGTON
SALISBURY
SP4 8DJ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THE ELDERLY IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREINAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF DAY CARE FACILITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF DURRINGTON WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE/OR INFIRMITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE BULFORD DURRINGTON FIGHLEDEAN AND AMESBURY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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