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 ?

PEPPER'S-A SAFE PLACE

Pepper's- A Safe Place supports the mental health and wellbeing of locals in Rutland and Melton mowbray. They provide social drop-in sessions to combat isolation and a range of therapeutic activities. Pepper's aims to bridge the gap between no support and clinical support. Their centres are run by staff and volunteers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been 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
30/09/23£260£112£147n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

https://www.peppersasafeplace.co.uk/

info@peppersasafeplace.co.uk

07714503566

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Leicestershire, Rutland,
Who it helps
  • 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
Postcode Places Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£25,000 01/11/2023
Funds were used to support the running of their drop-in sessions and wellbeing activities such as, Crafts, Tai Chi, Meditation and more.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DANIELLE GARRITY Appointed: 2022
  • IAN COLIN MCKENZIE (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • JUDITH ELIZABETH GILBOY Appointed: 2022
  • LYNN ALISON CHAPLAR Appointed: 2023
  • LYNNE ELIZABETH JONES Appointed: 2022
  • MARGARET ALLAN MILES Appointed: 2022
  • RICHARD HUGH CLEMENT WHITE Appointed: 2022
  • ROGER DAVID WOOD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • SUSAN CAROLINE WATTS Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/07/2022, number: 1199622
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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

2A HIGH STREET
OAKHAM
LE15 6AL

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF POOR MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR HOBBIES, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION INCLUDING PRACTICAL INTERESTS, SKILLS SHARING, THE LEARNING OF NEW SKILLS, AND HELPING WITH COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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