Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -5 times
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

THE CAMERON RELIEF IN SICKNESS FUND 

Operating in Middleton-in-Teesdale and the upper dale the charity provides food parcels and fuel for elderly/old people and people with disabilities. The charity also provides small grants to other local charities/voluntary bodies.
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 issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 5 occasions over the last 5 years

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
09/04/22*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
09/04/21*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
09/04/20*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
09/04/19*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
09/04/18*£1£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
09/04/17£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
09/04/16£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
09/04/15£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
09/04/14£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
09/04/13£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
09/04/12£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
09/04/11£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
09/04/10£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
09/04/09£1£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
09/04/08£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
09/04/07£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
09/04/06£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
09/04/05£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
09/04/04£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 56 years

ian@alston-road.co.uk

01833640200

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/05/1968, number: 254842
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 59 days late, AR21: 34 days late, AR20: 257 days late, AR19: 23 days late, AR18: 21 days late,
Main office

Overdale
Alston Road
Middleton-In-Teesdale
BARNARD CASTLE
County Durham
DL12 0UU

Objectives

1) TO RELIEVE IN CASES OF NEED PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISHES OF EGGLESTON, FOREST AND FRITH, MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE AND NEWBIGGIN IN THE COUNTY OF DURHAM AND THE PARISHES OF HOLWICK, LUNEDALE, MICKLETON AND ROMALDKIRK AND THE DISTRICT OF BALDERSTONE IN THE PARISHES OF COTHERSTONE AND HUNDERTHWAITE IN THE NORTH RIDING OF YORK WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR INFIRM. 2) THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE CLEAR INCOME OF THE CHARITY FOR THAT OBJECT BY PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES WHICH ARE CALCULATED TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING OR ASSIST THE RECOVERY OF SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH CASES BUT ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE TO THEM FROM OTHER SOURCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SEE OBJECTS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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