Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

BETTER DAYS 

To ensure that disabled people, particularly those with learning disabilities, have a choice of valued, interesting and fulfilling activities to take part in and have the power to exercise that choice.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 there are significant future grants due to be received
  • 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
Established: 21 years

www.better-days.org.uk

glenn@better-days.org.uk

07807874349

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/22£66£39£27n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£21£41£-21n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£62£57£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£47£39£8n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/18£36£31£6£0£0£0n/a010
31/03/17£54£48£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£20£39£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£36£38£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£31£37£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£42£37£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£64£46£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£28£40£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£61£49£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£13£41£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£60£45£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£51£52£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£51£49£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£46£44£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£62£50£12£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Darlington, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£128,983
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£19,202
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£7,620
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Days: Next Steps
£9,984 16/06/2023
This funding will be used to run creative arts set of workshops including drama music and arts. The project aims to support people with learning disabilities ensuring they are able to take part and e ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Days
£10,000 14/04/2022
The funding will be used to deliver the project in conjunction with Creative Spaces Northeast to facilitate a year of regular creative activity for people who have a variety of learning and physical ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Better Days
£6,000 29/07/2021
The storage and maintenance of 8 regular and 8 adapted bikes and the provision of bike parts for one year
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Better Days
£3,202 08/07/2021
Unrestricted funding to provide social and leisure opportunities for adults with learning disabilities living in and around Newcastle upon Tyne
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Better Days
£10,000 22/04/2021
Core costs to support activity group for people with learning disability in Newcastle
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Days
£108,999 31/03/2021
36
The funding will allow the project to employ a coordinator who will support people with learning disabilities with the development of existing and new activities and opportunities. It will also pay ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Purchasing 12 tablets to allow members with learning difficulties in Newcastle to communicate with each other during Covid19 pandemic
£3,810 22/05/2020
Purchasing 12 tablets to allow members with learning difficulties in Newcastle to communicate with each other during Covid19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - purchasing 12 tablets to allow members with learning difficulties in Newcastle to communicate with each other during Covid19 pandemic
£3,810 22/05/2020
purchasing 12 tablets to allow members with learning difficulties in Newcastle to communicate with each other during Covid19 pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Days
£10,000 18/04/2019
12
The funding will help to provide regular activities and projects for people with learning disabilities, giving them a platform to be active within their local community, while reducing isolation and ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Better Days cycling groups
£4,550 28/09/2018
Better Days cycling groups
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Salary/core costs
£7,410 18/05/2018
Salary/core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Greener gardens, greener lives
£10,000 13/12/2017
12
The group will develop their horticultural project and offer a gardening service for local older and isolated people. This will provide volunteering opportunities for people with learning ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Better Days Activities
£3,000 15/05/2017
Better Days Activities
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Better Days, providing stimulating activities for adults with learning disabilities
£3,320 24/03/2016
Towards Better Days, providing stimulating activities for adults with learning disabilities
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Better Days
£3,320 24/03/2016
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing support to people with learning disabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Better Days Activities
£3,000 12/02/2016
Towards Better Days Activities
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Better Days (Tyne & Wear)
£30,063 09/10/2012
To support learning disabled adults to develop work on hate crime, across Newcastle and the North East.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/05/2003, number: 1097343
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 10 days late,
Main office

4 Glendale Terrace,
Byker
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 1PB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE AND SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO SERVICES WHICH WILL ENABLE PEOPLE WITH SUCH DISABILITIES TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS.THE PROVISION OF, OR ACCESS TO THE PROVISION OF, FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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