Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

ALONGSIDE YOU

A free and confidential service of home-based childcare, outings and supportive relationships for children and families living with HIV in East London, provided through trained volunteers. Service options; regular visits, school holiday group outings, youth programme. Services for children aged 0-18 years. We provide training and teaching for groups on the impact of HIV on children in the UK.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity 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
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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		£31	£36	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/22		£31	£32	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/21		£29	£27	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/03/20	*	£31	£26	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19		£33	£32	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/18		£33	£32	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£28	£36	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£29	£40	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£52	£39	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£32	£41	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£56	£42	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£43	£39	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£23	£20	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£25	£25	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

info@alongsideyou.org.uk

02074735050

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Barking And Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Alongside You
£2,500	30/05/2022 24	towards a two-day beach trip to Littlehampton for children from families living with HIV in the London Borough of Hackney.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Alongside You
£1,540	07/03/2018 24	towards a two-night trip to an activity centre in Kent for a group of disadvantaged children from East London
London Catalyst - Alongside You - 1
£3,000	08/02/2012	Expansion of core staff team and staff support fund

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-59

ROWENA CRISP Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Social Worker (Training)

DAVID VINCENT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: None

JAMES EDDO Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Yp Partnerships And Alliances Emea

YOLANDA MUSINGUZI Appointed: 2009, Occupation: None

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/04/2009, number: 1129336
Registered at Companies House on 02/02/2009, number: 06807480

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR20: 9 days late,

Main office

PO BOX 50521
LONDON
E16 1XF

Objectives

TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR CHILDREN THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, LIVING WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) OR ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION, AND TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, BY THE PROVISION OF;(A) SUPPORT SERVICES(B) RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS(C) SMALL GRANTS FOR THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP(D) EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ABOUT HIV

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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