Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

AILSA'S AIM

Supplying essential items to patients undergoing difficult diagnosis including that of cancer, difficulty in childbirth and parents of babies in special care.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government 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

Established: 4 years

www.ailsasaim.co.uk

sara@ailsasaim.co.uk

07919536833

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£33,647	£32,679	£968	0
31/03/22		£36,814	£30,207	£6,607	16
31/03/21	*	£27,734	£25,542	£2,192	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Recreation

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Northamptonshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ailsa's Aim
£1,851	21/10/2023	We aim to develop our essential care to cancer patients and provide them with a luxury range. We'd like to make sure we are as inclusive as we can be by making the products vegan and cruelty free.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ailsa's Aim
£1,674	21/10/2023	We would like to introduce vegan products to all of our cancer patient beneficiaries. If we are successful in getting the funding we will be able to make our bags more inclusive to all.
National Lottery Community Fund - Towards a salary
£10,000	11/08/2023	The funding will be used to contribute towards staffing costs of a charity coordinator. The project aims to expand the service to support more members of the community and continue with the reduction ....more The funding will be used to contribute towards staffing costs of a charity coordinator. The project aims to expand the service to support more members of the community and continue with the reduction of social isolation and poor mental wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - The big move
£10,000	04/02/2022	The funding will be used to cover increased rental costs for larger premises. The project is a small charity that delivers essential care products to both cancer patients and parents of neonatal ....more The funding will be used to cover increased rental costs for larger premises. The project is a small charity that delivers essential care products to both cancer patients and parents of neonatal babies in nine hospitals. The larger premises will allow the project to expand services meet up with patients to strengthen mental wellbeing and reduce isolation increase volunteers run their own fundraising events and engage key speakers to talk to and advise cancer patients.
National Lottery Community Fund - Activity Packs for kids
£7,700	22/10/2020 6	The funding will be used to provide care and activity packages for children going through chemotherapy and parents of children in special care. The project aims to improve mental health and wellbeing ....more The funding will be used to provide care and activity packages for children going through chemotherapy and parents of children in special care. The project aims to improve mental health and wellbeing by ensuring children can be entertained and reduce anxiety during treatment and while at home.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GEORGIA SYDNEY WAITE Appointed: 2022

JILL FARDOW Appointed: 2024

KENNETH JOHN LANGLEY Appointed: 2019

KRISTINE RICHARDSON Appointed: 2024

NIVEN CAMPBELL WHATLEY Appointed: 2019

SARA JANE WHATLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/03/2020, number: 1188783

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

17/08/2023 - Asset transfer in from ALFE'S CAUSE
26/09/2023 - Asset transfer in from CHELSEA'S ANGELS

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

3 returns made; AR21: 53 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ALFE'S CAUSE on 17/08/2023
Asset transfer in from CHELSEA'S ANGELS on 26/09/2023

Main office

61 HIGH STREET
HIGHAM FERRERS
RUSHDEN
NN10 8DD

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS LIVING IN ENGLAND AND WALES WHO SUFFERING FROM CANCER OR GESTATIONAL DIABETES OR HAVE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE AND PROBLEMATIC CHILDBIRTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ITEMS AND SERVICES AND SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER RELEVANT AND APPROPRIATE SERVICES.

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