Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 4
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -4
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

DRUG WATCH FOUNDATION

Drug Watch Foundation (DWF) provides drug and alcohol awareness information packs and workshops to children up to 19 years in schools and colleges, educating them about the dangers, laws, health and social implications of drug and alcohol abuse. We have also put a programme together for UK prison service offering education and resettlement programme
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 2 trustees?
  • Why is the Board composition very static?
  • Returns have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
23/08/23*£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
23/08/22*£14£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
23/08/21*£10£15£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
?23/08/20*£40£41£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
23/08/19£54£54£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
23/08/18£70£70£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
23/08/17*£70£71£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
23/08/16£79£79£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
23/08/15?*£80£73£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/14£19£20£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.drugwatchfoundation.co.uk

info@dwfoundation.org.uk

01617940623

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Drug watch Foundation
£1,000 01/05/2019
Grant through the Heart of the Community Fund used to cover the running costs of their workshops.
National Lottery Community Fund - Drugs: The Truth
£10,000 14/12/2018
12
The project aims to improve wellbeing and engage with professional organisations who support young people. The funding will be used to deliver a volunteer led programme of activities that are designed to raise awareness of the effects of substance ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BRIAN CARROLL Appointed: 2015
  • DEBBIE LEWIS (Chair) Appointed: 2013
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/08/2013, number: 1153523
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
10 returns made; AR23: 93 days late, AR22: 412 days late, AR21: 357 days late, AR20: 42 days late, AR17: 6 days late, AR15: 9 days late,
Main office

14 Sandy Lane
Prestwich
MANCHESTER
M25 9RY

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF PERSONS IN THE U.K. WHO ARE IN DANGER OF BECOMING ADDICTED TO OR DEPENDENT UPON OR WHO HAVE ALREADY BECOME ADDICTED OR DEPENDENT ON DRUGS AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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