Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 2

LOWESTOFT SHOPMOBILITY

To provide manual and powered wheel-chairs and powered scooters for loan to people with impaired mobility enabling them to Socialise, Shop and visit local amenities, thereby promoting the Welfare and Independence of those people

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
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:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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
31/03/24	£62	£47	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23	£42	£48	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£34	£51	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£46	£49	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?	£29	£24	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£32	£27	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£31	£27	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£27	£24	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	£25	£28	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	£31	£37	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	£22	£27	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12	£18	£19	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	£35	£38	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	£48	£44	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09	£43	£47	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08	£50	£45	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07	£40	£40	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06	£36	£44	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	£27	£48	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years

www.lowestoftshopmobility.co.uk

lowestoftshopmob@btconnect.com

01502588857

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Suffolk,

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Suffolk Community Foundation - Sustaining Lowestoft Shopmobility (during or following the pandemic)
£5,000	27/01/2021 6	Towards sustaining Lowestoft Shopmobility, (during and following the Covid pandemic).
Suffolk Community Foundation - Keeping Lowestoft Shopmobility Running
£5,000	19/07/2020 5	To support the costs of re-opening and running the shop. Covid 19
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	19/07/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Replacement electric wheelchair
£2,874	01/05/2019 6	Replacement electric wheelchair
Suffolk Community Foundation - Supporting Lowestoft Shopmobility through the Winter
£3,000	26/10/2018 5	Towards the rental costs of the shop in Lowestoft.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Sustaining Lowestoft Shopmobility
£5,272	27/07/2017 6	Towards the part time Co-ordinator's salary for Lowestoft Shopmobility.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BARBARA HILDA PERRING Appointed: 2015

HASSAN ABDULLAH Appointed: 2015

JOHN PERRING Appointed: 2017

LES OLDHAM

MARGARET ANN OLDHAM (Chair)

MITCHELL WEBBER Appointed: 2024

SUSAN RACHAEL CHAPMAN Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/10/2003, number: 1100208

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

LOWESTOFT SHOPMOBILITY
15 STATION SQUARE
LOWESTOFT
NR32 1BA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND INDEPENDENCE OF PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY IN THE TOWN OF LOWESTOFT AND IN THE WAVENEY DISTRICT BY:A) PROMOTING EASE OF ACCESS TO LOCAL FACILITIES THROUGH PROVISION OF DIRECT SERVICES AND THROUGH WORKING WITH OTHER GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS TO IMPROVE TO LOCAL, BUILT AND ATTITUDINAL ENVIRONMENT.B) PROVIDING FOR HIRE OR LOAN ELECTRIC AND MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS AND SCOOTERS TO ENABLE ACCESS TO THE SHOPS, BUSINESSES AND PLACES OF INTEREST IN LOWESTOFT AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE TOWN OF LOWESTOFT AND IN THE WAVENEY DISTRICT

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