Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 7

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -3

MONTHLY ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT EVENING LIMITED

The MASE Groups offers friendship to Carers and their cared for who are on the dementia journey.It is a meeting place offering far more than tea and sympathy and is a way of unlocking doors for people, helping to avoid social isolation and enabling them to engage in activities to promote and protect the physical and mental health of their loved ones with Dementia in South Staffordshire.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male
The Board composition appears to be rather static and 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 has been volatile recently

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
30/04/23	*	£50	£53	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
30/04/22		£39	£63	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
30/04/21		£49	£46	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
30/04/20		£66	£65	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
30/04/19		£71	£65	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	43
30/04/18		£52	£55	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/17		£56	£53	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/16		£61	£47	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/15		£42	£38	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/14		£32	£35	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/13		£35	£35	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/12		£41	£42	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/11		£38	£29	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.themasegroup.com

themasegroup@gmail.com

07939505455

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Staffordshire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 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	£14,350
Masonic Trust	£7,800
DCMS	£4,810
Co-Operative Group	£3,737

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Monthly Alzheimer's Support Evenings (MASE)
£3,737	21/10/2023	The MASE group has helped many carers and their cared for over the years. We are a totally voluntary-run group and want to continue with the work we are doing. Carers need this support group.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Monthly Alzheimer's Support Evenings (MASE)
£10,000	28/10/2022	The funding will be used to run life enhancing support groups for people experiencing Alzheimer’s and dementia as well as their carers and families. The organisation is run by 35 volunteers ....more The funding will be used to run life enhancing support groups for people experiencing Alzheimer’s and dementia as well as their carers and families. The organisation is run by 35 volunteers including the five trustees who have been affected by dementia either as carers or professionals involved with dementia. The project will increase wellbeing and support mental health while offering social opportunities and establishing peer support networks.
National Lottery Community Fund - MASE Celebrates Queen's Platinum Jubilee
£4,350	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to hold a gala for people with dementia in celebration of the Queen's Jubilee. The project aims to bring carers and those with the illness together in friendship fun and ....more The funding will be used to hold a gala for people with dementia in celebration of the Queen's Jubilee. The project aims to bring carers and those with the illness together in friendship fun and laughter.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£4,810	17/08/2020	"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."
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£7,800	07/10/2019	Unrestricted core funding for small charities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-77

DAPHNE BARBARA ANNE SHARP (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: None

DAVID WILLIAM GODDEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

DAVID JOHN DEGG Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

RICHARD LESLIE SHARP Appointed: 2010, Occupation: None

MICHAEL CREEK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: ASIST, BACK 2 BIKES,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2010, number: 1137193
Registered at Companies House on 20/04/2010, number: 07228424

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR23: 40 days late,

Main office

3 HARTWELL GROVE
STAFFORD
ST16 1RW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN STAFFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION, PRACTICAL ADVICE AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

STAFFORDSHIRE

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