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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

BLACKDOWN SUPPORT GROUP 

We are a registered charity located in the Blackdown Hills, on the Somerset/Devon border. We have a network of volunteers across the area offering various social and practical services to local people who are isolated and/or finding life difficult. Services include community transport, disabled access assistance, social groups, volunteer visiting, footcare, advocacy and advice and support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
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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
31/03/23£135£82£54n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/22£78£63£15n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/03/21£220£48£172n/an/an/an/an/a77
31/03/20£52£48£4n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/19£56£46£10n/an/an/an/an/a90
31/03/18£50£45£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£48£46£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£50£43£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£54£43£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£49£48£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£51£42£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£49£43£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£47£42£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£45£44£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£47£35£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£40£33£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£47£33£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£39£36£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£33£36£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£39£44£-5£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

www.blackdownsupportgroup.org.uk

d-ccg.bsgadmin@nhs.net

01823681036

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon, Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 80 volunteers

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
Somerset Community Foundation - Opening a new lunch club for older people in Churchinford
£500 17/10/2022
Grant to Blackdown Support Group
Devon Community Foundation - Covid19 BSG Response network.
£2,000 17/06/2020
Grant to Blackdown Support Group

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/08/1992, number: 1013514
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Blackdown Support Group
The Surgery
Station Road
Hemyock
Cullompton
EX15 3SF

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE SUPPORT GROUP IS TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AMONG PERSONS PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE BLACKDOWN PRACTICE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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