Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

REMINISCENCE LEARNING 

To relieve the needs of persons suffering from dementia by the provision of reminiscence therapy and to educate the families of persons suffering from dementia and health care workers in reminscence therapy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 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: 20 years

www.reminiscencelearning.co.uk

fiona@reminiscencelearning.co.uk

01823668676

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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£335£352£-16n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22*£310£320£-9n/an/an/an/an/a29
31/03/21£152£156£-4n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/03/20£332£308£24n/an/an/an/an/a31
31/03/19*£206£215£-9n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/18£189£163£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£124£142£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£142£144£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£99£133£-34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£107£117£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£191£115£77£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£109£102£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£83£86£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£103£105£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£89£85£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£75£71£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£59£60£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£60£63£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£45£46£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 15 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset,

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
DCMS£51,306
Somerset Community Foundation£27,700
National Lottery Community Fund£9,185
Co-Operative Group£3,773
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Reminiscence Learning
£1,757 21/10/2023
We would like to continue with our weekly carers support group, which has proven to be invaluable for our carers, during the most challenging and isolating of times recently.
Somerset Community Foundation - Contribution towards the overheads of a local dementia charity, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis
£2,000 01/02/2023
Grant to Reminiscence Learning
Somerset Community Foundation - Community meal for people with dementia and their carers in Wellington
£400 23/11/2022
Grant to Reminiscence Learning
National Lottery Community Fund - The Show Must Go On!
£9,185 14/10/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a musical themed day event for people living with dementia and their carers. The project aims to provide respite for carers alleviate symptoms of dementia build ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Addressing the stigma that surrounds dementia with primary school children in Wellington
£5,000 10/10/2022
Grant to Reminiscence Learning
Somerset Community Foundation - Grant to Reminiscence Learning
£300 11/11/2021
Christmas party for clients with dementia and memory loss, family carers, and people in the local community that are isolated or lonely
Somerset Community Foundation - Countywide dementia awareness project
£3,000 27/10/2021
Countywide dementia awareness project
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Archie Project @ St Saviour's Junior Church School
£2,016 23/10/2021
We want to provide dementia awareness training for two classes of Year 4 children which will equip them with the necessary skills to support residents and families in Larkhall Springs Nursing Home.
Somerset Community Foundation - Funday Friday community sessions
£5,000 23/09/2021
Funday Friday community sessions for people with dementia
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Intergenerational forest school for older people with dementia
£5,000 16/12/2020
3
Intergenerational forest school for older people with dementia
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Reminiscence Learning
£3,000 02/12/2020
Activities@Home DVDs for older people with dementia
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£51,306 05/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Remote sessions for people with dementia
£7,000 24/04/2020
2
Remote sessions for people with dementia during coronavirus
National Lottery Community Fund - A Trip Through the Decades
£8,050 22/02/2019
12
The funding will be used to run a music themed event for people experiencing the effects of dementia, in order to help them recall memories and improve their wellbeing.
Somerset Community Foundation - Intergenerational Forest School for People with Early Onset Dementia
£2,500 08/03/2018
9
Intergenerational forest school activities for children and older people with dementia
National Lottery Community Fund - People Make the World go round - celebrating Community and Diversity
£7,850 02/08/2017
12
The funding will be used to host a community-wide event to celebrate different cultures and improve knowledge and learning around dementia. The project aims to create stronger communities by ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Singing with Friends
£2,600 08/02/2017
11
Intergenerational singing sessions for people with dementia and primary school children
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-65
  • MANDY BRIDGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Marketing And Sales Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/08/2004, number: 1105488
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/04/2003, number: 04720977
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 6 days late, AR19: 3 days late, AR09: 2 days late, AR08: 3 days late, AR06: 14 days late, AR05: 16 days late,
Main office

THE COUNTING HOUSE
TONEDALE MILL
WELLINGTON
SOMERSET
TA21 0AW

Objectives

(A) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DEMENTIA BY THE PROVISION OF REMINISCENCE THERAPY.(B) TO EDUCATE THE FAMILIES OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DEMENTIA AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN REMINISCENCE THERAPY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCALLY IN SOMERSET, DEVON, CORNWALL AND DORSET.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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