Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

COMPASS DISABILITY SERVICES

We are a user-Led organisation. Our mission is "To enable and empower disabled people and carers to have independence, choice and control in their lives". We work through consultation, representation and service provision to fulfil our mission.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 21 years
(22 years as a company)

www.compassdisability.org.uk

info@compassdisability.org.uk

08449842828

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	*	£433	£422	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£453	£398	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/21		£254	£240	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/20		£1,156	£1,110	£45	£721	£-7	£-153	-1.7	38	50
31/03/19		£380	£407	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/18		£491	£526	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£1,293	£1,286	£6	£186	£129	£70	0.7	48	0
31/03/16		£1,256	£1,234	£22	£70	£104	£73	0.7	54	0
31/03/15		£1,307	£1,230	£78	£310	£82	£59	0.6	40	0
31/03/14	*	£1,051	£1,230	£-179	£133	£-117	£-128	-1.2	40	0
31/03/13	*	£506	£672	£-166	£232	£62	£29	0.5	41	0
31/03/12		£572	£598	£-26	£188	£228	£189	3.8	19	0
31/03/11		£705	£649	£56	£224	£253	£201	3.7	21	0
31/03/10		£742	£683	£59	£110	£198	£168	3	20	0
31/03/09	*	£459	£419	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£440	£374	£66	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£348	£347	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£73	£97	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£111	£76	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£52	£40	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Birmingham City, City Of Swansea, Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, Warwickshire, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
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	£19,800
Disability Action	£13,295
Somerset Community Foundation	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Stay and Play
£10,000	25/06/2021	The funding will be used to provide fully accessible and inclusive play sessions for children with additional needs. The project aims to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing through a network of ....more The funding will be used to provide fully accessible and inclusive play sessions for children with additional needs. The project aims to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing through a network of peer support and play opportunities to advance development.
Disability Action - NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
£13,295	01/11/2020	The project will enable the group to increase capacity by funding a Covid 19 information and guidance project coordinator to provide telephone support and advice, signposting and updating the website.
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Community kitchen to supply hot meals to vulnerable people in Taunton
£2,000	30/03/2020	Catering equipment to produce refrigerated meals for vulnerable people in Taunton
National Lottery Community Fund - Arthouse
£9,800	12/09/2019 12	Arthouse
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	07/03/2019	Compass Disability Services
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Compass Disability Service
£20,000	16/05/2018	construction of a commercial kitchen and training suite for a charity which works with disabled people in Somerset
National Lottery Community Fund - Compass Men's Shed
£10,000	06/09/2017 12	The project will offer men who are at risk of loneliness the opportunity to get involved in socially rewarding craft and creative activities.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Compass Disability Services
£116,187	11/10/2016 36	This project will deliver play and sensory activities to disabled children and young people. By taking part in the sessions it will help the children to feel less isolated, increase their confidence ....more This project will deliver play and sensory activities to disabled children and young people. By taking part in the sessions it will help the children to feel less isolated, increase their confidence and the chance to make friends.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-62

ALISON LOUISE HART Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Housewife

DENISE MARY HOLE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Unempolyed

GARY SMITH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant

MARK OLDERSHAW Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Housewife/Carer

PAULINE TILLEY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Teacher

TRACEY VERONICA OLDERSHAW Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Housewife/Carer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/09/2003, number: 1099376
Registered at Companies House on 04/07/2001, number: 04245798

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investment
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 7 days late, AR17: 0 days late, AR14: 47 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR09: 28 days late, AR08: 4 days late, AR06: 4 days late,

Main office

UNIT 11 - 12
BELVEDERE TRADING ESTATE
TAUNTON
SOMERSET
11-12 BELVEDERE TRADING ESTATE
TA1 1BH

Objectives

'THE RELIEF OF PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITH DISABILITIES IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME. THIS RELIEF TO BE ACHIEVED THROUGH: THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIST SUPPORT, CONSULTATION AND RESEARCH SERVICES TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF SOMERSET

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