Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteer base +5

Overall GiG Score: 1

WELLS DEMENTIA ACTION ALLIANCE

Wells Dementia Action Alliance (WDAA) draws together organisations and professionals that are supporting people living with Dementia, and their Carers, with the aim of enabling people to live their lives as fully as possible in Wells and its surrounding Villages. WDAA works with agencies and organisations that support people living with Dementia, and their Carers, such as The Lawrence Centre,

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 recently

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
The Board is predominantly female

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	*	£2	£1	£1	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

wellsdementia.org.uk

admin@wellsdementia.org.uk

07812206693

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
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
Somerset Community Foundation - Supporting people with dementia and their carers as well as raising awareness of the condition
£1,000	10/10/2022	Grant to Wells Dementia Action Alliance (WDAA)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DENISE ANN DENIS (Chair) Appointed: 2022

PATRICIA LEIGH-MITCHELL Appointed: 2024

PHILIP FAIRNINGTON WELCH Appointed: 2022

SIAN JAYNE BAINBRIDGE Appointed: 2022

SIOBHAN GOODWIN Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/07/2022, number: 1199653

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Filing Record

1 returns made; AR23: 99 days late,

Main office

53 Portway
WELLS
BA5 2BQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY OF WELLS AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION, INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.

Data Sources

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