Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 7

ALSAGER COMMUNITY SUPPORT

ACS provides a free and confidential drop-in service where volunteers offer help, support and information to local people in any kind of need. We operate a school uniform reuse scheme, lost property service, jobs board, as well as befriending, driving and shopping help for vulnerable and isolated people.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial Data ?

This charity has not yet lodged any accounts with the Charities Commission.

Established: 2 years

https://alsagercommunitysupport.org.uk

info@alsagercommunitysupport.org.uk

01270876605

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for the elderly

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire East,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Alsager Community Support Staffing Project
£382,074	21/08/2023	The funding will support Alsager Community Support to continue and expand delivery of a wide range of information advice emotional and practical support to the residents of Alsager in particular ....more The funding will support Alsager Community Support to continue and expand delivery of a wide range of information advice emotional and practical support to the residents of Alsager in particular targeting disadvantaged and vulnerable people. Support will seek to reduce social isolation improve mental wellbeing improve confidence and financial resilience provision of accessible support delivery at a hub in the centre of Alsager 5 days per week. ACS is a responsive charity whose aim is to create a community in which no one feels truly isolated in which everyone knows that when they need help they can turn to ACS and get a positive response. When other agencies have reduced their services in Alsager due to funding cuts ACS volunteers have covered the gaps.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

JAYASHRI LOWE Appointed: 2021

DAVID BLACK (Chair) Appointed: 2021

ELIZABETH PINKNEY BEM Appointed: 2021

JEAN SHEPHERD Appointed: 2024

DR DAVID FIDAL Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, ALSAGER,

HELEN MCCOURT Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. MARY SANDBACH,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/08/2022, number: 1200173

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Main office

19-21 Crewe Road
Alsager
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST7 2EW

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN THE TOWN OF ALSAGER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL HELP, SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ADVICE.2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN ALSAGER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING: ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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