Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 3

GL COMMUNITIES

We deliver services in areas of deprivation in Gloucestershire. Current activities : Money Advice Services, General welfare benefits advice, Community education, Learning disability well-being centre, and programmes that increase employability by learning practical skills i.e. landscaping, carpentry, painting etc. We accept volunteers in service areas above to enhance skills.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

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 has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 14 years

www.glcommunities.org.uk

info@glcommunities.org.uk

01452505544

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£359	£458	£-99	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/22		£489	£530	£-40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/21		£457	£403	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/20	*	£437	£459	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/19		£462	£406	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/03/18		£336	£351	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£364	£347	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£359	£318	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£306	£300	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£267	£264	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£336	£334	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£629	£678	£-49	£233	£7	£7	0.1	26	0
31/03/11	*	£914	£992	£-79	£285	£56	£51	0.6	20	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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	£19,999
DCMS	£17,619
Barnwood Trust	£2,698

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Woodworking Together
£10,000	04/04/2023	The funding will be used provide support at a Community men’s shed that allows vulnerable groups to build friendships and connections. The project upcycles and makes wooden creations for the wider ....more The funding will be used provide support at a Community men’s shed that allows vulnerable groups to build friendships and connections. The project upcycles and makes wooden creations for the wider community. The project aims to improve confidence and mental wellbeing and build relationships between people and communities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Money Advice for Cam & Dursley
£9,999	11/03/2022	The funding will be used to increase the provision of money advice services to those most at risk from material deprivation and social exclusion including young families older people and those with ....more The funding will be used to increase the provision of money advice services to those most at risk from material deprivation and social exclusion including young families older people and those with long term physical and mental health conditions at a community centre in Gloucestershire. The project aims to have an impact on the quality of people's daily lives maximising their income making the repayment of debts affordable and alleviating some of the anxieties.
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£2,698	16/11/2021	Purchase of tools for Men's Shed project
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£17,619	05/10/2020	"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."
National Lottery Community Fund - All 2gether at Phoenix in Matson, Robinswood and White City
£78,700	28/02/2019 36	This funding will enable to project to develop a more cohesive joined up approach between local services and to reach out and connect local people to the assets in the community, with emphasis on ....more This funding will enable to project to develop a more cohesive joined up approach between local services and to reach out and connect local people to the assets in the community, with emphasis on supporting vulnerable people who are socially isolated, suffering with mental health issues, general health and fitness and long-term illness.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to GL Communities
£14,860	21/02/2018 12	To develop a monitoring evaluation framework and systems to support GL Communities with their decision-making and fundraising.
The MSE Charity - Grant to GL Communities
£3,447	15/11/2017	Life changes trainining older volunteers to become financial capability advocates
Tudor Trust - Grant to GL Communities
£55,000	27/10/2015 24	over two years towards the core costs of an organisation providing support, advice and training to communities in Gloucester
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to GL Communities
£9,773	10/06/2015	GL Communities will employ an external consultant to develop their fundraising strategy to support their business plan and help them move from annual grant funding to a more sustainable funding mix.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-69

ALBERT GARDINER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Trustee

BRENDON O'DONNELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Councillor

JANET PARROTT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Trustee

JASON DUNSFORD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Careers Advisor

LIAM JOHN KELCH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Support Worker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/03/2010, number: 1134656
Registered at Companies House on 06/11/2008, number: 06742832

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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

13 returns made; AR20: 3 days late, AR12: 14 days late, AR11: 254 days late,

Main office

60 NORBURY AVENUE
MATSON
GLOUCESTER
GL4 6AG

Objectives

A) The relief of persons resident in Gloucester and other Boroughs within the County of Gloucestershire in need, hardship and distress, including the elderly and the disabled, by providing or assisting in the provision ofI) advice and information regarding their legal entitlements particularly (but not exclusively) state benefits, housing, consumer matters and debt, andII) facilities and services to relieve persons suffering from substance addiction together with the families of such personsB) The advancement of education amongst persons resident within the area of benefitC) To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CITY OF GLOUCESTER AND SURROUNDING AREA,

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