Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

SOCIABILITY

Socially inclusive activities, encompassing education, fitness, nutrition and coping methods, with the overall outcome to enhance each individuals wellbeing
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
05/04/23*£109£75£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/22£155£92£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/21£114£53£61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/20?£8£11£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/19?£14£12£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/18?£16£13£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/17£19£11£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

sociabilityonline.org

jonathan.barrow@ymail.com

07746966152

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy£85,046
Essex Community Foundation£27,600
The Clothworkers Foundation£10,000
DCMS£7,630
National Lottery Community Fund£2,145
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Sociability
£9,600 01/06/2023
to support the core costs of a mental health programme in Basildon
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Sociability
£6,000 12/05/2022
towards the core costs of an organisation supporting people with poor mental health in Basildon
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Sociability
£12,000 16/09/2021
towards the purchase of a wheelchair accessible vehicle for a Basildon based charity addressing mental health and wellbeing issues exacerbated by the pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Cycling Project
£2,145 02/08/2021
This project is volunteer led by the organisation having 200 people who provide bikes and maintenance support to their local community. The group wish to purchase a storage cabin which will support their growing demand for more volunteer ....more
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Sociability Business Platform
£85,046 01/11/2020
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=86431
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,630 21/10/2020
"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 Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Sociability
£10,000 09/09/2020
refurbishment of the building for a charity that works with people with disabilities in Essex
National Lottery Community Fund - Sociability
£119,755 20/09/2019
35
Sociability provides access to peer support for people who endure mental and chronic health conditions. It is facilitated by volunteers with lived experience. The organisation will use funding to develop and expand its work, increasing its opening ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Sociability Combat & MusicTherapy
£3,456 24/01/2019
12
The organisation will use the funding to run inclusive sessions for people feeling excluded from the community, for example through mental ill health, and providing them with confidence and a social activity.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN BENT Appointed: 2020
  • DAVE LOVELOCK Appointed: 2023
  • JONATHAN CHARLES BARROW (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • LYNDA NEALE Appointed: 2023
  • TINA GOWERS Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/05/2016, number: 1166862
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investing charity funds 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; AR23: 117 days late,
Main office

The Guard House
Pitsea Hall Lane
Pitsea
BASILDON
Essex
SS16 4UH

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO ARE OR FEEL EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PART OF SOCIETY AND WHO ARE, HAVE BEEN OR COULD BE AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS IN BASILDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.2. TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:- PROVIDING SUPPORT TO FAMILY, FRIENDS OR CARERS OF A PERSON THAT HAS OR IS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS;- PROVIDING SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WITH LONG TERM ILLNESSES, WHO HAVE SUFFERED A STROKE AND HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA), THEIR FAMILY, FRIENDS OR CARERS;- PROVIDING SUPPORT THROUGH COMPANIONSHIP, PEER SUPPORT, POSSIBLE COPING STRATEGIES AND MODELS OF SELF-HELP WITH THE AIM TO GIVE MEMBERS GREATER INDEPENDENCE, INCREASED WELLBEING AND PREVENTING THE FURTHER ONSET OF MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES;- PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THOSE IN NEED OF IT WITH THE AIM OF DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE;- PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE AND BY SIGNPOSTING MEMBERS TO WORK, LEISURE, HEALTH AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR IMPROVED HEALTH AND WELLBEING; - ACTING AS A CATALYST FOR MEMBER INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGING PROBLEMS THEY MAY FACE FOR THEIR GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING; AND BY- WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AND/OR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS AND OTHER VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR (VCS) ORGANISATIONS, AS NECESSARY, ALL TO PROMOTE THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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