Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

WRENTHORPE AND KIRKHAMGATE ASSIST 

(1) Providing emergency food, essential toiletries and other household itemsto individuals and families in need;(2) The distribution of food, essential toiletries and other household items toother local charities or organisations working to relieve poverty;(3) Such other means including but not limited to the provision of support orsignposting to relevant information and other advisory s
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
  • 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 ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£67,248£22,522£44,72635
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

assistwrenthorpe@gmail.com

07396619825

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Wakefield,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 35 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/03/2022, number: 1198288
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

Wrenthorpe Methodist Church Hall
Wrenthorpe Road
Wrenthorpe
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 0JR

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN WRENTHORPE, KIRKHAMGATE, OUTWOOD AND THE LOCAL SURROUNDING AREAS OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL THAT ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY; (1) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED; (2) THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO OTHER LOCAL CHARITIES OR ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO RELIEVE POVERTY; (3) SUCH OTHER MEANS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES. (4) TO REDUCE LONELINESS AND ISOLATION IN THE OVER 65S. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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