Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

GOOD COMPANIONS

Good Companions is a charity which covers the Clifton, Wilford and Silverdale areas of Nottingham. Good Companions aims to reduce the isolation and loneliness experienced by the older residents in the area, by the provision of a Volunteer Visiting Scheme and weekly Friendship Groups.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests 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

Established: 12 years

www.goodcompanions.org

Info@goodcompanions.org

01158786182

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/12/22		£61	£44	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
31/12/21		£48	£32	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	26
31/12/20		£28	£24	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	33
31/12/19	*	£26	£19	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/12/18	*	£33	£13	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	10
31/12/17		£7	£7	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£7	£13	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£22	£17	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£17	£17	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£14	£16	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£18	£17	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£16	£16	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Nottingham City,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
23 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Good Companions
£1,799	21/10/2023	Our friendship groups offer activities, tea and fun. Our coordinators run the groups, check on people who are ill and arrange taxis for those with mobility issues. They recruit and train volunteers.
People's Health Trust - Clifton Friendship Project Outreach
£36,380	06/05/2021 24	This two-year project in and around the Clifton Estate in Nottingham supports older people to tackle isolation, maintain contact and develop friendships both face to face and online. Participants are ....more This two-year project in and around the Clifton Estate in Nottingham supports older people to tackle isolation, maintain contact and develop friendships both face to face and online. Participants are encouraged to join the Monday and Friday friendship groups to play bingo, organise activities and trips, and make new friends. These weekly groups are supplemented with telephone, text and Zoom chats, as well as home visits for those unable to attend due to illness, mobility issues, or mental health conditions. Participants helped to develop the original idea and are able to shape the project as it runs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Good Companions
£5,517	19/11/2018	We wish to provide events and outings for lonely and isolated elderly people who live in Clifton, Silverdale and Wilford.
People's Health Trust - Clifton Friendship
£23,978	01/02/2018	This two-year project replicated existing Friendship Groups into new areas. Based on the success of the Friendship Groups, two new groups opened within the Clifton Estate in the areas of Simone ....more This two-year project replicated existing Friendship Groups into new areas. Based on the success of the Friendship Groups, two new groups opened within the Clifton Estate in the areas of Simone Gardens and Parkgate. The groups supported isolated older people, enabled them to come together for a mixture of conversation and activities; the groups helped them to meet their peers from the local community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALLAN BREETON Appointed: 2022

CHRISTINE BREETON Appointed: 2017

CLARE ASHTON (Chair), Other trusteeship: ST MARY'S CHURCH, CLIFTON, GUTTERS, GULLIES AND DRAINS MAINTENANCE FUND,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/11/2011, number: 1144729

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR19: 4 days late, AR18: 8 days late,

Main office

Clifton Cornerstone
Southchurch Drive
Nottingham
NG11 8EW

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PERSONS, BEING OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE, AND THOSE BELOW THAT AGE WHO HAVE A NEED FOR SUCH SERVICES, LIVING IN NOTTINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE WITHIN THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE AND PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: 1.THE PROVISION OF A BEFRIENDING AND VISITING SERVICE. 2.THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS AND THEIR CARERS. 3.THE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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