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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

ASSIST

Assist is a volunteer-led charity based in Withington, (est 1969). Our main focus is to reduce social isolation and loneliness in our local elderly population.We host a weekly lunch club and exercise classes, monthly Film Club,Tea and Talks and Positive Living sessions, weekly Digital Drop in, regular day trips, befriending, advocacy, volunteer driving and general support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • 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 ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£100£97£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£122£99£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£53£54£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£68£69£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£78£58£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/04/18£58£45£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£61£57£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£56£59£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£73£73£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£66£59£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£68£61£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£62£61£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£45£66£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£52£59£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£45£40£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£40£37£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£33£33£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£38£24£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£27£27£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£31£24£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

www.withingtonassist.org.uk

withingtonassist@gmail.com

01614349216

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£9,969
Co-Operative Group£3,799
Charles Hayward Foundation£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Assist
£2,323 21/10/2023
We would like to help local older people; we believe we can achieve this by building a strong local volunteer team to support our activities, and by also becoming volunteer befrienders.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to ASSIST
£3,000 20/07/2022
Volunteer programme supporting older people
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Withington Assist
£1,476 23/10/2021
We would like to run our weekly seated/chair-assisted exercise classes over Zoom, so that older people who are isolating can join in from their own homes.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Positive Living Project
£9,969 17/09/2021
The funding will be used to run positive living workshops for older people. The project aims to use cognitive behavioural strategies and peer support to reduce social isolation and encourage a healthier approach to ageing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Assist Neighbourhood Care
£3,045 15/11/2019
We want to run a monthly film club in a safe, accessible environment with transport and refreshments for older people living locally.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Assist Neighbourhood Care
£3,129 19/11/2018
We would like to cover the costs of a monthly 'Tea and Talks' activity for local older people, in a welcoming, accessible environment.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Positivity Programme
£7,772 06/09/2018
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The funding will be used to run sessions for older people including workshops on positive living and wellbeing. The project aims to reduce loneliness and social isolation, improve confidence, motivation and self-esteem.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
  • BRENDA BARNETT Appointed: 2013
  • BARBARA ASTON Appointed: 2020
  • BRIAN STEVENSON Appointed: 2020
  • DAVID LAMB Appointed: 2019
  • GAVIN WHITE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
  • JACQUELINE KIRKBY
  • PIP COTTERILL (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • SARALA GUNAWARDENA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: N H S Manager
  • VICKY WHARMBY Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/06/1997, number: 1062675
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 15 days late, AR07: 121 days late,
Main office

ASSIST CARE GROUP
439 WILMSLOW ROAD
MANCHESTER
M20 4AN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WITHINGTON (GREATER MANCHESTER) AND SURROUNDING AREA ANY PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE

Defined Area of Benefit:

WITHINGTON (GREATER MANCHESTER) AND SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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