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

DEMENTIA FRIENDLY SWANSEA

Dementia Friendly Swansea provides information and support to individuals, families and carers andassists them on where to find information about the network of support that is available.
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Positives:

  • 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£150£161£-11n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

www.dementiafriendlyswansea.org

support@dementiafriendlyswansea.org

01792304519

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • City Of Swansea,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Dementia Friendly Swansea
£6,700 22/12/2023
Mobile Dementia Hwb

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

  • ABIGAIL DAVIES Appointed: 2024
  • DR EMMA RICHARDS Appointed: 2022
  • KEITH HARDING Appointed: 2022
  • LAURA JAY CROUCH Appointed: 2022
  • LESLEY ABBOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • MICHAEL COLLINS QAM Appointed: 2024
  • PATRICK GREEN Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/06/2022, number: 1199456
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

78 OVERLAND ROAD
MUMBLES
SWANSEA
SA3 4LL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE:TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, AND THEIR CARERS AND FAMILIES, IN THE COMMUNITY OF SWANSEA AND ACROSS WALES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION, INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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