Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE WYCHWOODS DAY CENTRE LIMITED

Elderly persons day centre

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
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
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Established: 26 years

dhvandepoll@aol.com

01993830090

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	£23	£23	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/22	£18	£21	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/21	£17	£16	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20	£22	£21	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/19	£33	£21	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/18	£30	£23	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£37	£22	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£31	£24	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£25	£20	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£21	£23	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£20	£20	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£18	£17	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£16	£15	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£16	£16	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£14	£14	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£15	£13	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£17	£13	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£13	£13	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£12	£12	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£12	£10	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

General Charitable Purposes

Who works here?

30 volunteers

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

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
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - The New Normal
£960	19/07/2022	Our recovery from the Covid pandemic is a slow but improving "work in progress". We can cater for 22 elderly people in the community attending our weekly Day Centre (capacity of hall) and ....more Our recovery from the Covid pandemic is a slow but improving "work in progress". We can cater for 22 elderly people in the community attending our weekly Day Centre (capacity of hall) and pre pandemic always had a waiting list for places. When Covid intervened we rose to the challenge and examined all our practices. At the centre of this was continuing to support and make a difference to very elderly people . The Wychwood villages are rurally isolated and have to be both resilient and self sufficient. During the two years of restrictions we changed our practice to offer a blended form of support - Day Centre attendance when allowed and safe to organise and home support for those unable or unwilling to attend . Our new " blended " offer is popular and is continuing. We can see real benefits in being more flexible and in taking extra steps in different ways to help our elderly population . We can blend the different activities to meet their individual needs and to respond to any local/national crises, such as Covid, which occur . Our elderly members needs change frequently - they have episodes of not feeling like going out , have frequent medical appointments , feel lonely and isolated and suffer anxiety. The one thing they have in common is an overwhelming desire to remain in their own home and within their local community and we work to help them to achieve this .If they don't attend the weekly Day Centre the Coordinator and volunteers visit for a chat, do their shopping, collect prescriptions and keep in touch with families if they live at a distance . We can deliver members a hot lunch from the Day Centre kitchen on a Thursday and we even walk a dog! Returning to weekly attendance has been hugely impacted by a lack of confidence for some, the need to continue to shield for others and the inevitable ageing of our members. During lock down and restricted working we did not feel it appropriate to maintain a waiting list nor to invite new members to join us. Numbers are slowly improving but still fluctuate and we anticipate an average attendance of 12 members for 6 weeks and 16 members for a further 6 weeks of the grant request period. Members pay £10 to attend the weekly session and we have costed a shortfall in this income for a 3 month period. We obviously do not charge those who do not attend but are supported in other ways .We envisage that the Coordinator and volunteers will continue to support all members and potential new members with whatever help best meets their needs. We can accommodate 22 in the hall but can and are supporting over 30 in the community in different ways . We are the only type of provision locally of this kind for the age group .This is our way forward for the future - the new normal.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - COVID-19 Responding Positively
£2,900	08/04/2020 4	Advice & support - Providing support to vulnerable people self-isolating e.g. the elderly, people with pre-existing medical conditions as well as relieving pressure on statutory services.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to The Wychwoods Day Centre Ltd
£5,000	17/09/2018	Grant to The Wychwoods Day Centre Ltd

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

DAVID VAN DE POLL Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeships: THE SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD RECREATION FIELD AND VILLAGE HALL CHARITY, MILTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD VILLAGE HALL,

HILARY JANE MATTHEWS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD,

JOANNA VAN DE POLL Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: MILTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD VILLAGE HALL,

LINDA JOY DIXON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

PAUL TIMOTHY MANZE (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Engineer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/10/1998, number: 1072037
Registered at Companies House on 12/03/1998, number: 03526286

Gift Aid

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

THREEWAYS
BRUERN ROAD
MILTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD
CHIPPING NORTON
OX7 6LL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE WITHIN THE VILLAGES OF ASCOTT-UNDER-WYCHWOOD, BOULD, FIFIELD, FOSCOT, IDBURY, LEAFIELD, LYNEHAM, MILTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD AND SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD AND SUCH OTHER VILLAGES AS THE COMPANY MAY DETERMINE IN GENERAL MEETING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ASCOTT-UNDER-WYCHWOOD, BOULD,FIFIELD,FOSCOT, IDBURY,LEAFIELD, LYNEHAM, MILTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD, AND SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD.

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