Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

SKIPTON STEP INTO ACTION

Mission statement: With kindness and compassion, we will step into action to mobilise and connect people within Skipton and the surrounding villages. We will offer safe spaces and engaging activities, which demonstrate and celebrate the diverse skills and gifts of every individual. Through collaboration and mutual respect we will become the strongest, happiest and healthiest community we can be
Analysis by Giving is Great

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 well diversified in terms of gender

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
31/08/23£134£111£23n/a
31/08/22£104£64£40n/a
31/08/21*£56£41£15n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.ssia.org.uk

cmckeown@ssia.org.uk

07988688657

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
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
National Lottery Community Fund - Nurturing Growth
£9,647 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to pay for an Activity Coordinator. The project aims to tackle health inequalities by empowering people to lead happier healthier more independent and fulfilling lives.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Onwards and Upwards
£7,750 20/04/2022
Fudning will pay for a volunteer co-ordinator at 18 hours per week for 3 months, the organisation played a vital role in supporting the community and other local groups during the pandemic and it's vital that the volunteer co-ordinator is on hand to ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DR BRUCE ANDREW WOODHOUSE Appointed: 2021
  • EMILY RUTH RICE Appointed: 2023
  • JOANNE WHITEHEAD Appointed: 2022
  • MARION FRANCES TWEED-RYCROFT Appointed: 2023
  • MARK HOPLEY Appointed: 2024
  • PETER ERNEST HARTLEY Appointed: 2022
  • REBECCA HEWITT Appointed: 2023
  • SARAH SEASTRON Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2021, number: 1193149
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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; AR21: 39 days late,
Main office

Augment Community Workspace
49 High Street
SKIPTON
North Yorkshire
BD23 1DT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WITHIN SKIPTON AND THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES (AS AGREED BY THE TRUSTEES) WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THOSE AFFECTED BY CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OR WHO ARE AFFECTED BY OR VICTIM OF OTHER DISASTER, TROUBLE, CATASTROPHE OR WAR.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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