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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

COMFORT U BAGS 

Provision of age appropriate backpacks, containing essential and comforting items to children entering the care system.Backpacks are provided through fund raising.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
05/04/23£10,987£2,045£8,9426
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

www.comfortubags.co.uk

cubs@nationwide.co.uk

07921900723

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Swindon, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/03/2022, number: 1198226
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

41 WHITTINGHAM DRIVE
WROUGHTON
SWINDON
SN4 0TE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN ENTERING THE CARE SYSTEM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE PACKS CONTAINING ESSENTIAL AND COMFORTING ITEMS.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CLAUSE, 'CHILDREN' MEANS ANY CHILD UP TO EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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