Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Future income +5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 17

SHROPSHIRE PEER COUNSELLING AND ADVOCACY SERVICE

We provide independent advocacy to any adult with any disability including multiple disabilities and complex needs. We help any age from 18 upwards including older people, any ethnicity, any gender, any sexual orientation. We work in Shropshire including Telford & Wrekin, offering: Short, Medium and Long-Term help.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/03/23	£178	£191	£-13	n/a
31/03/22	£196	£184	£11	n/a
31/03/21	£245	£157	£88	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.shropshirepcas.co.uk

simon@shropshirepcas.co.uk

01691658008

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other welfare services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Powys, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin,

Who it helps

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to PCAS
£161,400	09/11/2022 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and on costs of four part-time Advocacy Workers at a project providing independent advocacy and support for vulnerable disabled people in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands.
National Lottery Community Fund - Shropshire Peer Counselling & Advocacy Service 21 - 25
£450,423	25/06/2021	The funding will be used by the group to cover core costs so it can provide vulnerable disabled people in Shropshire access to independent long term help support and advocacy. The service can cover a range of areas; tenancy financial management ....more The funding will be used by the group to cover core costs so it can provide vulnerable disabled people in Shropshire access to independent long term help support and advocacy. The service can cover a range of areas; tenancy financial management benefits issues social care package moving into care homes and navigating care.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BENJAMIN PAYNE (Chair) Appointed: 2023

DOREEN ELLIS Appointed: 2020

ELAINE CLARE HARRIS Appointed: 2020

JACOB AYRE Appointed: 2023

NEIL GWYNNE PULKER Appointed: 2022

RUSSELL JONES Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/01/2020, number: 1187362

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
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

3 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SHROPSHIRE PEER COUNSELLING AND ADVOCACY SERVICE on 25/01/2021

Main office

P C A S Suite 1
The Willow Tree
Willow Street
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY11 1AJ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE DISABLED PERSONS PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, LIVING OR WORKING WITHIN SHROPSHIRE AND POWYS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVOCACY, PEER COUNSELLING AND BEFRIENDING.

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