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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

MEMORY ACTION GROUP 

Memory Action Group is there to help relieve the needs and to promote and protect the good health of people affected by dementia and their family and carers living in the Wakefield district and surrounding areas, using games, cognitive therapy, quizzes, singing, crafting, day trips, social experiences and any other activities and support as the trustees deem fit.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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
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Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/23£65,000£8,000£57,0009
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: less than 1 year

memoryactiongroup@gmail.com

07963568892

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Wakefield,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 9 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/05/2023, number: 1203322
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

28 Belgravia Road
WAKEFIELD
WF1 3JP

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA THEIR CARERS AND FAMILIES IN WAKEFIELD DISTRICT.THE AREA OF BENEFIT WOULD BE WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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