Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 2

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

BLESS COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Bless offers daily activities which universally aim to reduce isolation and loneliness across a diverse range of ages, backgrounds, health and abilities. We currently deliver our services from our two bases: Upton and North Elmsall Village Hall and our centre in Hemsworth. Many of our activities centre around a creative, physical or educational theme to help people re-engage with their community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
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
29/02/24		£161	£123	£38	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

https://www.blesscommunitysupport.org.uk/

admin@blesscommunitysupport.org.uk

07907106360

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Barnsley, City Of Wakefield, Doncaster, Leeds City, Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
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
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Bless Community Services
£3,000	29/06/2023	Core costs for Local Community Centre/Village Hall
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Bless Community Services
£3,000	29/06/2023	Core costs for Local Community Centre/Village Hall

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BARRY CANNON Appointed: 2024

BEVERLEY ROSS Appointed: 2023

BRADLEY DAVID ELLIS Appointed: 2024

ELAINE GRIFFIN Appointed: 2023

JULIE PAULINE ROBINSON Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/02/2023, number: 1202061

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
Investment
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

2 HIGHFIELD CENTRE
HEMSWORTH
PONTEFRACT
WF9 4SH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.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; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN.

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