Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

THE NIDDERDALE PLUS PARTNERSHIP

CHAMPIONING THE NIDDERDALE AREA, WORKING WITH OTHERS TO ENSURE THAT NIDDERDALE IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT, WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT, NON-POLITICAL, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION THAT SUPPORTS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING LOCAL VOLUNTARY SECTOR, THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND PROVISION OF RELIEF AND HELP AND ADVICE TO THOSE IN NEED.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£235	£174	£61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	130
31/03/22	£167	£122	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	144
31/03/21	£161	£103	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	124
31/03/20	£77	£73	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	37
31/03/19	£78	£70	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	34
31/03/18	£78	£78	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£66	£78	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years
(19 years as a company)

nidderdaleplus.org.uk

admin@nidderdaleplus.org.uk

01423714953

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
130 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

Two Ridings Community Foundation	£12,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Power to Change	£6,000
DCMS	£5,400

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Increasing Digital Skills in Nidderdale & Washburn
£10,000	29/06/2023	The funding will be used to run digital skills sessions for rural communities. The project aims to increase the participants confidence to get online to enhance their life skills reduce isolation and ....more The funding will be used to run digital skills sessions for rural communities. The project aims to increase the participants confidence to get online to enhance their life skills reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
Power to Change - Gateshead Community Organisation (TU)
£6,000	18/10/2022	Grant to Gateshead Community Organisation (TU)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,400	23/07/2020	"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 ....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."
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid-19
£10,000	14/05/2020	Grant to be spent on salary costs (£30 per hour) for a member of staff to co-ordinate the volunteer co-ordinators throughout Nidderdale and Washburn (rural area). £10,000 would equate to 333 hours ....more Grant to be spent on salary costs (£30 per hour) for a member of staff to co-ordinate the volunteer co-ordinators throughout Nidderdale and Washburn (rural area). £10,000 would equate to 333 hours staff time over, one year, to further develop the network of contacts across Nidderdale that has come out of the emergency planning and other activities in relation to the current crisis. Group aim is better social inclusion, more volunteers, digital training for residents and better access to services.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid19
£2,000	02/04/2020	Covid-19. Funding for extra staff hours and more telephone equipment to meet the rise in demand for support.
National Lottery Community Fund - volunteer nidderdale
£9,880	23/08/2018 11	The group will expand their services across rural villages and isolated homes to help more residents access local services.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-77

JACQUELINE KERR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

ROGER WENSLEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

SUSAN JONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

DAVID JAVED FRADY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Graphic Designer

GORDON PATERSON MURDOCH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: NIDDERDALE AND PATELEY BRIDGE MEN'S SHED C.I.O.,

JENNIFER MAUREEN HANNAH SPRUCE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

MALCOLM DAWSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeship: KING JAMES'S SCHOOL FUND,

RICHARD BRUCE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/10/2015, number: 1163998
Registered at Companies House on 13/01/2005, number: 05331403

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves 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

7 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from NIDDERDALE VISUAL ARTS on 29/06/2023

Main office

Nidderdale Plus
King Street
Pateley Bridge
HARROGATE
HG3 5AT

Objectives

1. THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NIDDERDALE AREA OF NORTH YORKSHIRE BY PROVIDING HELP, TRAINING, ADVICE AND OTHER SUPPORT TO CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS‘THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.• CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.• VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC OF NORTH YORKSHIRE, WITH A FOCUS ON NIDDERDALE, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES3. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR BY:A. PROVIDING A COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING PUBLIC TRANSPORT, AND/OR PEOPLE WHO ARE DISABLED OR INFIRM, INCLUDING THE ELDERLY; ANDB. PROVIDING HELP AND ADVICE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A RESOURCE CENTRE, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A COMMUNITY LIBRARY.4. SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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