Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 12

APHASIA RE-CONNECT

At Aphasia Re-Connect we make sure that people with aphasia are at the centre of everything we do, working in equal partnership, to develop and deliver services for people experiencing communication disability. Building on their strengths, life experience, and expertise in living with aphasia, they take on roles as peer supporters, advisors, peer befrienders, peer trainers and trustees.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/24	£80	£67	£12	n/a
31/03/23	£63	£59	£4	n/a
31/03/22	£72	£63	£9	n/a
31/03/21	£77	£44	£33	n/a
31/03/20	£49	£22	£27	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

https://aphasiareconnect.org/contact/

sally@aphasiareconnect.org

07885 288943

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

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

DCMS	£12,214
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,400
The London Community Foundation	£9,282
London Catalyst	£6,000
Cripplegate Foundation	£2,830

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
London Catalyst - Aphasia Re-Connect - 3
£3,000	09/03/2023	Groups' Information Records
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	04/02/2022	Aphasia Re-Connect: reconnecting people with aphasia with life
National Lottery Community Fund - Aphasia Re-Connect: reducing isolation and loneliness for people with aphasia
£9,400	17/09/2021	The funding will be used to reinstate the groups one to one sessions for people living with the effects of Aphasia. The project aims to reduce increased feelings of isolation and loneliness as a result of the pandemic.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Aphasia Re-Connect
£2,830	29/06/2021	Aphasia Reconnect Islington
London Catalyst - Aphasia Re-Connect - 2
£3,000	11/05/2021	New Norm Aphasia Re-Connect
The London Community Foundation - Grant to APHASIA RE-CONNECT
£9,282	09/09/2020	Funding is for people with Aphasia, helps them recover the ability to talk by group meetings that practise the lost art of talking. This also provides companionship, overcomes loneliness & builds self confidence. Project will adapt operations to ....more Funding is for people with Aphasia, helps them recover the ability to talk by group meetings that practise the lost art of talking. This also provides companionship, overcomes loneliness & builds self confidence. Project will adapt operations to incorporate internet technology, create "Virtual meetings," assisting more people with aphasia
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£9,282	09/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£2,932	18/08/2020	"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."
London Catalyst - Aphasia Re-Connect - 1
£3,000	03/09/2019	To fund 2 new London drop-in centres: engaging hubs stimulating communication through conversation & performance, supporting aphasia sufferers & their
National Lottery Community Fund - Aphasia Re-Connect opportunities
£9,988	21/06/2019 12	The funding will be used to expand a community support network that is designed to meet the needs of people who live with the effects of Aphasia. The project aims to improve wellbeing for people who have this condition, reduce isolation and enhance ....more The funding will be used to expand a community support network that is designed to meet the needs of people who live with the effects of Aphasia. The project aims to improve wellbeing for people who have this condition, reduce isolation and enhance the lives of their carers.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR FILIP BIRCANIN Appointed: 2024

JOHN SAYERS Appointed: 2021

NAMRATA WALIA (Chair) Appointed: 2023

PAUL LAWRENCE SAYERS Appointed: 2023

PROFESSOR KATERINA HILARI Appointed: 2018

SIMON HORTON Appointed: 2023

WILLIAM DAVID NOBLE Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/12/2017, number: 1176125

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

17 Elm Road
BECKENHAM
Kent
BR3 4JB

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR PEOPLE WITH APHASIA, AND OTHERS WITH ACQUIRED LONG-TERM COMMUNICATION DISABILITY, LIVING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN SOUTH EAST ENGLAND, THROUGH:(I) THE PROVISION OF SPEECH THERAPY THROUGH SUPPORTED CONVERSATION GROUPS(II) PROVIDING TRAINING TO VOLUNTEERS TO FACILITATE PEER GROUPS, PEER BEFRIENDERS AND PEER TRAINING(III) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON ALL ASPECTS OF APHASIA AND ACQUIRED COMMUNICATION DISABILITY

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