Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 11
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

PRAMALIFE

Charitable community and outreach activities including dementia clubs, respite club, social pop-in clubs, coffee mornings, special interest groups, carers support groups, befriending, transport, day trips/coach holidays, theatre/events.The services are often provided in collaboration with other third-sector organisations. Potential to take on other community centres/activities in other areas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • 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
31/03/23£336£333£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£382£339£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£284£278£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£500£380£120n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£492£521£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£377£344£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

www.pramalife.org

info@pramacare.co.uk

01202207300

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund£332,073
DCMS£33,387
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Dorset Community Foundation£11,000
Ministry of Defence£9,931
Charles Hayward Foundation£5,000
CAF£3,923
Co-Operative Group£3,457
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Prama
£1,100 21/10/2023
We aim to extend our PramaLife clubs at Old Rope Walk to include subsidised activities to make use of the refurbished kitchen. This includes soup mornings, cookery lessons, baking days and lunches.
National Lottery Community Fund - Dementia Support
£276,688 14/12/2022
This funding will support the project to expand their work with people with memory loss dementia and their carers. The project aims to offer inclusive support to improve wellbeing.
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to PramaLife
£4,000 06/12/2022
Support for existing lunch club in Hamworthy and launch of new lunch club in Boscombe – in partnership with Friendly Food Club
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Prama
£2,357 22/10/2022
We will pay a support worker to develop our 11 memory lane groups for people with dementia and their carers. Our support enables people with dementia and their carers to continue to live well.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£9,931 19/10/2022
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed Forces community. 2) It aims to encourage all parties ....more
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Prama Life
£5,000 30/09/2022
Support groups for older people with dementia and their carers
National Lottery Community Fund - Memory Lane Groups
£10,000 19/08/2022
The funding will be used to develop and sustain existing help for those with dementia and their carers. The project aims to support people at an early stage.
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to PramaLife
£7,000 21/06/2022
Weekly lunch club for older people in Hamworth, and a 'cooking on a budget' course
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to PramaLife
£3,000 16/08/2021
purchase of Virtual Reality equipment for a charity supporting older people in Dorset
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 16/07/2021
PramaLife - Supporting Older People and Carers
National Lottery Community Fund - Telephone Support Groups
£10,000 23/04/2021
The organisation will use the funding to continue and to develop their telephone support groups to address issues linked to loneliness and social isolation for older people and carers.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£33,387 05/10/2020
"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
CAF - Grant to PramaLIFE
£3,923 29/05/2020
3
Grant to PramaLIFE to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - PramaLife - COVID-19 Support
£35,385 28/05/2020
5
The funding will be used to identify and support those who will experience a range of challenges due to the easing of lockdown during Covid-19. The project provides services for older people across Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole and East ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - PramaLife Hub Refurbishment
£9,435 09/10/2019
12
PramaLife Hub Refurbishment
National Lottery Community Fund - PramaLife Bournemouth
£100,000 28/02/2019
36
The funding will allow the expansion of the project's services and provision. The project runs support programmes, comprised of groups and activities, which help to reduce loneliness and isolation in Bournemouth.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to PramaLIFE
£7,309 19/11/2018
We want to buy a minibus so that we may help those who are elderly, isolated and lonely get out of their home to inclusive activities.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to PramaLife
£8,600 13/09/2017
Museum Memory Club
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-71
  • COLIN BENNETT (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: College Lecturer
  • CAROLA CAMPBELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • NICHOLAS CHARLES JOHNSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • REV JANE BURGESS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
  • REV PETER DAVID HOMDEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired Church Of England Priest
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2017, number: 1172716
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/02/2017, number: 10638675
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

PramaLIFE
Moran House
1 Holes Bay Park
Sterte Avenue West
POOLE
BH15 2AA

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:4.1.1. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES, WITHOUTDISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OROTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THELOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMONEFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTSOF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THEOBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.4.1.2. TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY CENTRESAND THE PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES AND TO MAINTAIN ORMANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THEMAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF ANY SUCH CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIESPROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.4.2 THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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