Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

PROJECT INDI

The Objects are the CIO are to relieve the needs of adults and children with disabilities in Stoke on Trent and the county of Staffordshire for the public benefit by enabling them to explore activities which will promote their independence and develop their skills and abilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • 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:

  • 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
11/06/23*£340£285£55n/a
11/06/22£282£174£108n/a
11/06/21£126£99£27n/a
11/06/20£80£34£47n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.helpingangelsca.org.uk

natasha@projectindi.org.uk

01782212000

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund£242,508
DCMS£39,798
BBC Children in Need£18,636
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust£17,000
Sport England£9,980
Co-Operative Group£5,373
True Colours Trust£4,830
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Helping Angels Charitable Association
£1,016 21/10/2023
Helping Angels CA is at the forefront of the fight against food poverty. We'd like to create a Community Kitchen to provide food for the disabled children, adults and families we support as a charity.
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Go for Gold Sports
£8,950 11/08/2023
The funding will be used to run sporting activities for young people with ADHD and Autism during summer holidays. The project aims to reduce anti-social behaviour in the community by using boxing football and multi-sports as a positive diversion.
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Helping Angels Charitible Association
£5,000 07/06/2023
The funding is for supporting inclusive work placements and volunteering opportunities for those with disabilities or those who are NEET through the community café.
National Lottery Community Fund - Adult Day Care
£9,650 03/03/2023
The funding will be used to continue adult day care for those with special needs and complex health care needs. The project aims to promote independence and to provide an opportunity for participants to learn new skills.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Helping Angels Charitable Association
£2,025 22/10/2022
We aim to pay for educational life skills sessions for children and adults with disabilities and complex healthcare issues for 12 months, to enable them to reach their full potential in life.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Helping Angels Charitable Association
£1,430 10/08/2022
towards the costs of a day trip to Cadbury World Birmingham for 15 children with support needs and/or learning disabilities from Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire.
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Helping Angels Charitable Association
£2,000 27/07/2022
The funding is for session costs, including the cost of providing hot meals for those attending sessions and providing a warm space.
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Helping Angels CA
£10,000 26/04/2022
The applicant has acquired Burslem Park Pavilion Café; the project is to create employment and learning opportunities in Burslem. This will include a café manager for 6 months.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Helping Angels Charitable Association
£2,331 23/10/2021
We aim to run a free food top-up and advice service, to provide specialised support to children and adults with complex needs and behaviours through the pandemic and beyond.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Indi Club
£10,000 08/10/2021
The funding will be used to develop the group's new building and recruit a community lead to support the running of a range of activities and services for adults living with disabilities and the wider community. The project aims to provide an ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Independence Project
£187,500 18/03/2021
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The organisation will use its funding over 3 years to help vulnerable people of all ages who have complex additional needs in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire. The members actively help shape the organisation’s activities and goal by ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Helping Angels Charitable Association
£18,636 30/11/2020
This project will provide creative activities and sessions for disabled children and young people in Stoke, further isolated due to Covid-19. Outcomes include increased emotional wellbeing and improved communication skills.
True Colours Trust - Towards clubs for disabled children – COVID19 response
£4,830 06/10/2020
Towards clubs for disabled children – COVID19 response
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£39,798 22/09/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID 19 Helping Angels
£16,408 28/05/2020
6
The funding will enable the project to provide a range of remote and online services during Covid-19 including regular zoom calls with members a shopping and prescription delivery service art therapy cooking classes and Makaton. The project supports ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Sensory Club
£10,000 24/02/2020
12
The funding will be used to deliver a series of activities for children and adults living with complex needs. The project aims to promote independence and develop their skills and abilities.
Sport England - The Sensory sports hub
£9,980 14/01/2020
23
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled The Sensory sports hub. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Community Fund - The independence project
£10,000 20/12/2018
12
This funding will be used to meet staff costs. The project aims to create a community centre for carers, those with disabilities and older members of society.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ALICE COSGROVE Appointed: 2023
  • DALE NIXON (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • SAMANTHA LITHERLAND Appointed: 2024
  • SARAH HALL Appointed: 2023
  • JOHN GLEAVE Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/06/2019, number: 1183838
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
  • 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
4 returns made; AR23: 7 days late,
Main office

The Indi Club
Ralph Drive
Sneyd Green
Stoke on Trent
St1 6HZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE THE CIO ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN STOKE ON TRENT AND THE COUNTY OF STAFFORDSHIRE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ENABLING THEM TO EXPLORE ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL PROMOTE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND ABILITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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