Overall GiG Score: 0 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +7

NEWENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE DISABLED 

We operate a Day/Therapy Centre for disabled and older people. They enjoy social interaction, games, exercise, assisted baths and home cooked food. Personal Carers assist when required.We also run Dial-a-Ride & Community Transport enabling users to enjoy independence-enabling visits to doctors, hospitals, friends/family and shopping. We run home-to-school SEN transport.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 17 years
(20 years as a company)

www.sheppardhouse.co.uk

lyndon.biddle@newentbb.co.uk

01531821227

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/10/22£822£847£-25£266£794£4576.54350
31/10/21*£750£718£32£235£819£5569.33845
31/10/20*£737£683£54£194£787£5199.13062
31/10/19£670£722£-52£183£733£47983774
31/10/18*£644£713£-69£153£785£5188.73774
31/10/17*£694£687£7£1£855£5669.9400
31/10/16£648£649£-1£115£848£55110.2400
31/10/15£632£628£4£100£849£54510.4300
31/10/14£618£590£28£116£845£52610.7410
31/10/13£586£618£-32£72£816£5029.7280
31/10/12£611£608£3£84£848£52710.4140
31/10/11£561£563£-2£59£846£55711.9240
31/10/10£527£536£-9£60£848£55312.4310
31/10/09£509£568£-59£83£857£54811.6300
31/10/08£462£535£-73£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 56.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 31.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 58%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 43 employees
  • 50 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire,

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£88,639
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Co-Operative Group£11,251
Department for Transport£8,402
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Newent Association for the Disabled
£2,527 21/10/2023
We would like to continue with our men's social club, which support vulnerable men in the community who are isolated, lonely and struggling with their mental health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Accessible community transport for elderly people in the Forest of Dean
£10,000 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to purchase an accessible mini bus which will be used to transport clients with a range of disabilities to their day care centre. The project aims to provide transport so ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Newent Association for the Disabled
£3,523 22/10/2022
We provide a men's social club which will support vulnerable men in the community who are isolated, lonely and struggling with their mental health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Active Support for older people in Gloucestershire
£59,550 21/09/2022
The funding will support Newent Association for the Disabled (NAD also known as Sheppard House) to develop their work with younger older people YOP) from around 65 YO and upwards (with flexibility) ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 20/05/2022
Post Covid Build Back
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,880 25/01/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Newent Association for the Disabled
£5,201 23/10/2021
We want to help those who are lonely, isolated, and living in rural areas to feel connected to the community, by offering a grocery and medicine delivery service and daily welfare phone calls.
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£2,250 25/05/2021
Materials, tools and transport costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Ivan's Activity Club
£9,120 14/05/2021
The funding will be used to provide weekly activities for older vulnerable men including woodwork crafts gardening day trips and exercises.
National Lottery Community Fund - Emergency Covid-19 Action - Newent
£9,969 09/04/2020
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The funding will be used to deliver COVID-19 responsive activities to the day centre’s 70 vulnerable older people many with dementia and to those in the wider community. This will include daily ....more
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£4,692 01/04/2020
The Local Authority Bus Subsidy Ring-Fenced (Revenue) Grant is paid by the Department for Transport to local authorities in place of the Bus Services Operators Grant previously paid to bus operators ....more
Department for Transport - Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21
£3,710 01/04/2020
The Local Authority Bus Subsidy Ring-Fenced (Revenue) Grant is paid by the Department for Transport to local authorities in place of the Bus Services Operators Grant previously paid to bus operators ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Newent Association for the Disabled
£13,800 23/10/2017
Minibus for a charity which works with people with disabilities in Gloucestershire
Dunhill Medical Trust - Staffing grant: Therapy Activity and Social Care Co-ordinator
£23,698 09/03/2016
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Therapy Activity and Social Care (TASC) Coordinator to help provide an extensive activities programme for older people
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Newent Association for the Disabled
£15,900 28/03/2013
Newent Association for the Disabled provides day services and community transport to older and disabled people. This project will provide hobby clubs, a men's group, exercise classes and excursions ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 72-80
  • IAN COCKS Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/09/2007, number: 1121008
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/10/2003, number: 04937256
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR21: 6 days late, AR20: 8 days late, AR18: 60 days late, AR17: 19 days late,
Main office

Newent Association For The Disabled
Sheppard House
Onslow Road
NEWENT
GL18 1TL

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE ELDERLY AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS OF ALL AGES WITHIN NEWENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORT AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE ASSOCIATION MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NEWENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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