Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

No PartB

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

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

CHAT CAFE C I O

Chat Cafe CIO is in its first year of operation. It promotes social inclusion through activities, such as chat cafes, in locations across Dorset to redress social exclusion and loneliness for the public benefit.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
01/09/23		£22	£20	£2	n/a

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

jdspark7@gmail.com

07932155263

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Bournemouth, Dorset,

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
Dorset Community Foundation - Chat Cafe Local
£5,000	06/02/2023	Continuation of Chat Café activities, providing social connections for people suffering loneliness by offering regular meetings in cafes and outdoor walks
National Lottery Community Fund - Chat Cafe Local
£10,000	04/11/2022	Funding will be used to part fund a staff salary and expenses. This will allow the group to deliver supported sessions for the community to offer advice and to signpost. Chat sessions are run weekly and aim to reduce social isolation in the ....more Funding will be used to part fund a staff salary and expenses. This will allow the group to deliver supported sessions for the community to offer advice and to signpost. Chat sessions are run weekly and aim to reduce social isolation in the community.
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to CHAT CAFE
£1,000	27/06/2022	To support nature walks and outdoor activities for over 55s who attend Chat Café's chat clubs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALEXIS CHRISTINE BOSELEY Appointed: 2022

HAZEL FAY Appointed: 2023

JAMES DOMINIC SPARKS Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/09/2022, number: 1200261

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Trustees of Chat Cafe CIO
C/O 4 Arbor Close
Highcliffe
CHRISTCHURCH
Dorset
BH23 5FX

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE IN BOURNEMOUTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY PROVIDING STRUCTURED RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES DIRECTED TO PROMOTING INCLUSION.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; SOCIAL ISOLATION, BEREAVEMENT, YOUTH OR OLD AGE OR ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL).

Data Sources

Watch Inspiring Videos

Save the upside down forest

Change the ending - the pain of Alzheimers

Help Dads in prison stay in touch with their children