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	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
23/08/22	*	£14	£14	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
23/08/21	*	£10	£15	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
?23/08/20	*	£40	£41	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
23/08/19		£54	£54	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
23/08/18		£70	£70	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
23/08/17	*	£70	£71	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
23/08/16		£79	£79	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
23/08/15?	*	£80	£73	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
01/04/14		£19	£20	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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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

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 ....more 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 misuse. Money from the funding will go towards training, DVD production, printing, seminar event, volunteer expenses and an evaluation report.

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

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