Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

SILVER SALISBURY GROUP

To encourage older people to participate in activities in order to overcome loneliness and improve their health and wellbeing.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently
  • 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
30/09/23£25£24£1n/a
30/09/22£25£19£5n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

WWW.SILVERSALISBURY.CO.UK

SILVER.SALISBURY@OUTLOOK.COM

07976950902

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

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£19,900
Postcode Local Trust£7,050
Wiltshire Community Foundation£4,976
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Silver Salisbury 2023 Consolidation Project
£9,950 07/07/2023
The funding will be used to continue and further develop a programme of events and activities for older people in Salisbury and the surrounding areas. Activities include coffee mornings lunch clubs film clubs fitness sessions and history. The ....more
Postcode Local Trust - Project Funding
£7,050 03/04/2023
This funding provided programmes of activities and events to alleviate loneliness and isolation amongst the older population
National Lottery Community Fund - ACE Silver Salisbury Intergenerational Jubilee Project
£9,950 01/04/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a series of intergenerational arts and culture workshops to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to use talking therapy to foster relationships between older people and children and their families ....more
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Silver Salisbury Group
£4,976 16/12/2021
The Silver Salisbury Group (SSG) seeks to alleviate loneliness and isolation among older people in Salisbury and South Wiltshire. The grant requested will support the costs of a Coordinator(s) to develop the existing programme in existing areas and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN WILLIAM MITCHELL Appointed: 2022
  • ALEXANDRA CHARLESON Appointed: 2022
  • IRENE MARGARET KOHLER (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • JONATHAN GAPPER Appointed: 2022
  • PATRICIA ANNE TREVETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: None
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/02/2022, number: 1198019
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
  • Internal risk management 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
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

2 The Maples
Devizes Road
SALISBURY
SP2 7LL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE RESIDENT IN SALISBURY, SOUTH WILTSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO ENABLE THEM TO SOCIALLY ENGAGE THEREBY REDUCING SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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