Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

BRADFORD AND DISTRICT SENIOR POWER 

To promote the relief of older people in any manner which now or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable in and around the Metropolitan District of Bradford.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£61£82£-21n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/22£93£97£-3n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21*£60£69£-9n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20*£7£25£-17n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£13£28£-15n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18£1£21£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£4£6£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£13£13£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£84£17£68£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£18£9£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£12£9£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£43£10£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£14£10£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

https://www.bdsp.org.uk/

infoBDSP4040@gmail.com

07591646671

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for the elderly
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 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
National Lottery Community Fund£21,909
DCMS£9,155
Sir George Martin Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Monday Motivation
£10,000 08/09/2023
The funding will be used by the project to run a weekly session of activities for those aged 60 and over which will include movement games creative tasks and a hot meal. This aims to reduce isolation ....more
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Bradford & District Senior Power
£2,000 15/10/2021
Core costs for Older People's Welfare
National Lottery Community Fund - New Horizons 'Tasty Chewsday'
£2,339 10/09/2021
The funding will be used to organise a group of volunteers to go into the community to speak with senior adults who have been shielding since March 2021 but who now are anxious about coming out into ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Re-Connecting Senior Adults with their Community
£9,570 11/06/2021
The funding will be used to engage an external consultant who will recommend best practice in re-orientating the group's focus to include volunteer outreach work and digital services. The aim is to ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,155 15/06/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - Bradford Senior Power
£10,000 26/07/2018
12
The funding will be used to deliver a range of inclusive activities including wellbeing days and crafts for older people in the community. The project will bring people together to enhance ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 66-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/05/2009, number: 1129877
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/08/2007, number: 06338089
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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR21: 186 days late, AR20: 5 days late, AR16: 5 days late,
Main office

Bradford and District Senior Power
c/o The Sutton Community Centre
51 Kyffin Place
Bradford
BD4 8NB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF OLDER PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAWTO BE CHARITABLE IN AND AROUND THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF BRADFORD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRADFORD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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