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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

NORTH REGIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SENSORY SUPPORT

NRASS promote the everyday welfare and wellbeing of people with a sensory loss condition. The Charity provides Advocacy and Welfare Rights advice thereby promoting independence, respect, empowerment, equal access, anti-discriminatory practice & confidentiality.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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£73£81£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£72£59£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£66£62£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£54£60£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£54£57£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£62£55£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£60£60£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£58£54£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£57£62£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£60£70£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£78£112£-34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£92£117£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£112£106£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£166£137£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£172£132£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£111£129£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£91£149£-58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£116£178£-62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£97£123£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.nrass.org

office@nrass.org

07789967927

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Gateshead, Hartlepool,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

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
CAF - Grant to North Regional Association for Sensory Support
£5,400 11/06/2020
3
Grant to North Regional Association for Sensory Support to support the organisation through COVID19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Purchasing additional remote equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic
£4,450 22/05/2020
Purchasing additional remote equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - purchasing additional remote equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic
£4,450 22/05/2020
purchasing additional remote equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - NRASS Deaf Awareness & Budget Training Project
£9,000 08/09/2017
NRASS Deaf Awareness & Budget Training Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • LYNNE CAFFREY Appointed: 2020
  • MR CLLR MCNESTRY (Chair), Occupation: Councillor
  • ROSALIND COPELAND Appointed: 2011
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/05/2004, number: 1103917
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 2 days late, AR13: 114 days late, AR07: 177 days late,
Main office

15 Imex Business Centre
Birtley
CHESTER LE STREET
County Durham
DH3 1QT

Objectives

TO RELIEVE BENEFICIARIES BY CO-ORDINATING WITH OTHER VOLUNTARY SOCIETIES AND STATUTORY BODIES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHESHIRE, CLEVELAND, CUMBRIA, DURHAM, HUMBERSIDE, LANCASHIRE, NORTHUMBERLAND, NORTH YORKSHIRE, GREATER MANCHESTER, MERSEYSIDE, TYNE AND WEAR, SOUTH YORKSHIRE & WEST YORKSHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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