Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1

STRIDES! (LEICESTER) 

IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, MEMBERS HAVE THE FREEDOM TO TALK, TAKE DECISIONS AND GAIN INDEPENDENCE. ACTIVITIES PROMOTE BETTER MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH: A STIMULATING PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITY IN LEICESTER; A FOCUS ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND DIET; CONTACT WITH OTHER, SIMILAR GROUPS; SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS THROUGH A PERIOD OF CHANGE IN THE BENEFITS SYSTEM.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 13 years

www.stridesleicester.plus.com

StridesLeicester@hotmail.com

07975501351

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
25/01/23£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/a6
25/01/22£1£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/a5
25/01/21£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
25/01/20*£3£6£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
25/01/19£15£8£7n/an/an/an/an/a4
25/01/18*£19£24£-4£0£0£0n/a00
25/01/17£22£29£-7£0£0£0n/a00
25/01/16£29£24£5£0£0£0n/a00
25/01/15£21£19£2£0£0£0n/a00
25/01/14£14£19£-5£0£0£0n/a00
25/01/13£17£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
25/01/12£25£16£9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 6 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leicester City, Leicestershire,

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 Strides (Leicester)
£6,600 13/06/2018
24
towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing support and activities for people with mental health needs in Leicestershire
National Lottery Community Fund - StridesYouth!
£8,149 26/07/2017
12
The project will offer inter-generational peer support sessions for young people with mental ill-health to help them develop coping strategies and improve their social and life skills.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Strides! (Leicester)
£19,100 28/06/2013
Strides is a user led group working with those recovering form mental illness, focusing on positive activities. The grant will support the salary of the Project Worker to manage the programme of ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Strides (Leicester)
£10,000 05/12/2012
24
towards two years' salary of a part-time Project Worker at a charity that supports people with mental health problems in Leicestershire

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/02/2011, number: 1140517
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR20: 250 days late, AR18: 37 days late,
Main office

38 Home Close
Kibworth Beauchamp
Kibworth
LEICESTER
LE8 0JT

Objectives

TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF PEOPLE IN LEICESTER AND LEICESTERSHIRE WHO HAVE SUFFERED, ARE SUFFERING OR ARE RECOVERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS, TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY, TO GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO INFLUENCE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEM, TO CONFRONT STIGMA AND TO CHALLENGE NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEICESTER AND LEICESTERSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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