Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 7

SENIOR CITIZENS SUPPORT GROUP

The charity provides events and activities for people aged 60. The aim of such events is to provide the motivation for this group of people to connect with or reconnect with the wider community. By doing so it is anticipated that this will help to alleviate loneliness in this particular group of people.Our website www.scsg.co.uk provides in depth details of all activities and events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
31/12/23?	£65	£72	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/22	£49	£54	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/21	£31	£25	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/20	£67	£35	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/19	£35	£32	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/18	£35	£29	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/17	£36	£31	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/16	£42	£32	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.scsg.co.uk

scsg66699@gmail.com

01924565859

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

City Of Wakefield,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Co-Operative Group	£10,399
DCMS	£7,720
Leeds Community Foundation	£1,440

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Senior Citizens Support Group
£3,380	21/10/2023	We will bring the youth and elderly together with a variety of activities. We have two local youth clubs and more than 500 members in our Seniors Group.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Senior Citizens' Support Group
£7,020	23/10/2021	We would like to hold an event with entertainment and food to celebrate our group's tenth anniversary. We would also pay for coaches to take our members out on walks or to visit places of interest.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,720	30/06/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£1,440	28/05/2020	Grant to Senior Citizens Support Group
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Senior Citizens' Support Group
£7,340	15/11/2019	We want to continue providing over 200 events for local elderly people every year, reducing isolation and tackling loneliness.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Senior Citizens Support Group
£4,029	29/11/2017	We wish to extend our Tele-Friending service to include the whole of Wakefield and not just Horbury and Ossett.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN HUDDERS Appointed: 2015

DARREN BYFORD Appointed: 2019

DEBORAH NICHOLLS Appointed: 2020

GILLIAN COLLINGTON Appointed: 2015

MOIRA FALSHAW Appointed: 2018

PAMELA HERRINGTON Appointed: 2022

STACEY WILKS Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/03/2015, number: 1160774

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

UNIT 7
OLD TOWN HALL
HORBURY
WAKEFIELD
WEST YORKSHIRE
WF4 6HR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 60, WHO HAVE A CHARITABLE NEED ARISING FROM THEIR AGE, LIVING WITHIN WAKEFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

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