Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

DARNALL DEMENTIA TRUST 

We provide advice, information, support and training to people with dementia, carers, staff and the general public.We provide Day Care in a safe environment for enjoyment, warmth, respect and friendship, valuing, including and involving people in relevant, appropriate, interesting, stimulating and enjoyable activities, acknowledging strengths, supporting disabilities and accepting limitations.
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 and gender

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

http://www.darnalldementiagroup.co.uk

darnalldementia@yahoo.com

0114 2262116

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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
31/03/23£131£128£3n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22£124£126£-2n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/21£113£101£12n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/20£127£137£-10n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/03/19£133£129£4n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/18£128£121£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£127£117£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£103£84£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£84£83£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£91£86£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 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
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 20/09/2022
towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000 16/07/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Darnall Dementia Group
£10,000 29/11/2018
12
This project will enable a dementia support group to open all year, including holiday periods. This will provide therapeutic activities for people with dementia, as well as support and respite for ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 23/10/2017
Core Costs
Tudor Trust - Grant to Darnall Dementia Trust
£30,000 26/05/2015
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the expansion of core posts for a small charity providing day care and support for dementia sufferers and their carers in inner-city Sheffield

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-75
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2012, number: 1148094
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/05/2012, number: 08066719
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

Lightwood House
Lightwood Lane
Sheffield
S8 8BG

Objectives

3.2 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ('THE OBJECTS') ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND ILLNESS AMONGST PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS, TO ENABLE THEM TO REMAIN LIVING IN THEIR OWN HOMES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:3.2.1 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER ADVICE AND INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, THEIR CARERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND3.2.2 THE PROVISION OF RELEVANT SUPPORT SERVICES AND TRAINING FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, THEIR CARERS AND THE MEDICAL AND OTHER STAFF WHO HELP THEM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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