Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 11

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 13

ASPIRE CREATING COMMUNITIES

Aspire Creating Communities delivers a network weekly of creative community groups across West Yorkshire, to promote social inclusion and mental well-being. Aspire works in partnership with other local community services to support older people experiencing isolation, bereavement, loss of role or mental health difficulties through an Occupational Therapist lead programme of creative activities.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 female
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
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£113,527	£114,612	£-1,085	25
31/03/22?	£139,171	£140,118	£-947	30
31/12/20	£120,202	£105,117	£15,085	26

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

Www.aspirecreatingcommunities.org.uk

enquiries@aspirecreatingcommunities.org.uk

07542771518

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£42,620
People's Health Trust	£33,030
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£15,000
Co-Operative Group	£6,934
Sir George Martin Trust	£5,000
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Aspire Creating Communities
£5,000	15/03/2023	Core costs for Older People's Welfare
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Aspire Creating Communities
£5,000	21/10/2021	Towards the running costs of an Occupational Therapist led programme of creative activities to support older people in the localities of Dalton and Crosland Moor, in Huddersfield.
People's Health Trust - Aspire Community Hubs
£33,030	31/08/2021 24	This two-year project provides a weekly programme of creative activities, talks, and performances for two groups of older people. The programme serves two villages in West Yorkshire: Newsome and ....more This two-year project provides a weekly programme of creative activities, talks, and performances for two groups of older people. The programme serves two villages in West Yorkshire: Newsome and Deighton. The participants are older people who are isolated as well as those who have additional challenges such as dementia, poor mental health and disabilities. Activities include arts and crafts, music, dance, exercise and guest speakers. The aim of the programme is to develop social connections between the participants and reduce their isolation. Participants will form a steering group and continue to decide on their programme of activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Aspire Community - Almondbury
£9,992	06/08/2021	The funding will be used to run a weekly face-to-face support hub with creative performance and exercise activities for older people including individuals with dementia. The project aims to reduce ....more The funding will be used to run a weekly face-to-face support hub with creative performance and exercise activities for older people including individuals with dementia. The project aims to reduce social isolation among and improve the wellbeing of older members of the community.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Aspire Creating Communities
£10,000	29/07/2021	48% of the running costs of an Occupational Therapist led programme of creative activities to support older people in the localities of Dalton and Crosland Moor, in Huddersfield.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	11/02/2021	as a general donation to support the work of the charity in 2021 (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - Aspire Covid Response
£32,628	25/01/2021 6	The funding will provide telephone befriending food delivery and other vital services for older people and those with dementia. The aim is to improve mental wellbeing and reduce feelings of isolation.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Aspire: Creating Communities
£6,934	24/10/2020	We bring people out of isolation into active and supportive communities that provide opportunities to improve mental and physical health.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AMY WATSON (Chair) Appointed: 2022

KAY LOUISE SMITH Appointed: 2023

LAURA JANE HODGSON Appointed: 2021

MARION ELIZABETH HALL Appointed: 2022

NICOLAS CLARKE Appointed: 2022

WENDY NORMA GARFORTH Appointed: 2023

ANNE KATHRYN BRIER Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, BIRKBY,

PATRICIA ANN BERRY Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, BIRKBY,

KARINA JAYNE GLEDHILL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Primary Teacher, Other trusteeship: RIVERTREE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/12/2019, number: 1186846

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

Office 2
16 New North Parade
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 5JP

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:• TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG OLDER PEOPLE LIVING IN HUDDERSFIELD, KIRKLEES AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITY SESSIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AND A CONNECTED BEFRIENDING SERVICE AND ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER RELEVANT AND APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO ADDRESS LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION ARISING AS A RESULT OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, YOUTH OR OLD AGE; AND ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL).

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