Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Reasonable growth: +1

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 18

BASSETLAW ACTION CENTRE

Bassetlaw Action Centre is a community resource organisation and provides facilities & services designed to further educate people in the community, a community transport service, and a range of community projects and services which enable individuals to continue to live independently. The services are offered across Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire and through partner organisations across England.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 19 years

www.bassetlawactioncentre.org.uk

ltupling@bassetlawactioncentre.org.uk

01777709650

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	£650	£601	£49	£0	£704	£435	8.7	26	84
31/03/22	£520	£437	£83	£0	£655	£388	10.6	23	75
31/03/21	£507	£418	£90	£0	£573	£307	8.8	23	78
31/03/20	£505	£368	£138	£0	£483	£280	9.1	26	72
31/03/19	£342	£340	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	64
31/03/18	£326	£403	£-77	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£406	£381	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£405	£386	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£407	£392	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£385	£365	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£353	£374	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£447	£340	£108	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£359	£299	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£274	£259	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£272	£274	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£351	£228	£123	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£180	£171	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£140	£127	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 8.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 7.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Nottinghamshire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

26 employees
84 volunteers

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

Power to Change	£45,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Men Walk Talk Bassetlaw
£10,000	04/04/2023	The funding will be used to provide activities for men including walk and talk and courses where participants can get together with volunteers and their peers to discuss their mental health. The ....more The funding will be used to provide activities for men including walk and talk and courses where participants can get together with volunteers and their peers to discuss their mental health. The project aims to reduce suicide and promote positive mental wellbeing among men.
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Bassetlaw Action Centre
£10,000	28/07/2021	The applicant aims to develop a menu of befriending services including telephone befriending, face-to-face befriending, peer-to-peer befriending and group befriending.
Power to Change - Renewal - Bassetlaw Action Centre
£20,000	17/03/2021	Grant to Renewal - Bassetlaw Action Centre
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bassetlaw Action Centre
£3,120	24/10/2020	We would like to promote volunteering opportunities to reduce social isolation and increase community transport provision.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	29/07/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Bassetlaw Action Centre
£6,372	23/07/2020	Grant to Bassetlaw Action Centre meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Power to Change - C-19 TISS - Bassetlaw Action Centre
£25,000	01/07/2020	Grant to C-19 TISS - Bassetlaw Action Centre
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	21/02/2020	Contribution to Core Costs
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bassetlaw Action Centre
£3,368	19/11/2018	We want to expand our longer term befriending service for those whose initial period of social prescribing support has come to an end.
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£150,000	05/10/2018	Bassetlaw Action Centre Building Purchase
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bassetlaw Action Centre
£74,004	22/03/2018 36	The grant will support the Housing Advisor post to provide hosing and accommodation support to enable older people to remain independent.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bassetlaw Action Centre
£18,000	30/04/2012	the salary and on costs (NI and Pension) of the Housing Choice Worker
Nationwide Foundation - Grant to Bassetlaw Action Centre
£5,000	24/03/2011	Costs of running housing choice project for older, vulnerable people

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-76

ANTHONY TROMANS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Councillor, Other trusteeships: KING EDWARD VI GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST, THE HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, THE CHRISTOPHER RICHARD JAMES TROMANS FOUNDATION,

BRIGADIER MICHAEL EDWARD BROWNE CBE

DENISE MARY COLTON (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

HELEN JULIA DERBY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Project Manager

JULIE CALEY Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Tutor Organiser

JANET ELIZABETH COYNE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

MICHAEL STOREY Appointed: 2009, Occupation: County Councillor, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ORDSALL AND RETFORD ST MICHAELS,

SIMON JOHN FRANCIS LAMB Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeship: SHEFFIELD CHURCHES' COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY CARE,

STACEY JADE REED Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Sport Development

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/11/2004, number: 1106908
Registered at Companies House on 12/07/2004, number: 05177066

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
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

18 returns made; all on time

Main office

Bassetlaw Action Centre
Canal Street
RETFORD
DN22 6EZ

Objectives

THE FURTHERANCE OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ENGLAND AS THE CHARITY MAY DETERMINE AND IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) THE PROVISIONS OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND(2) THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE, AND(3) THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES TO PROMOTE THE INDEPENDENCE OF ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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