Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 6

BREATHING SPACE

Health and Wellbeing project serving local communities, especially marginalized people. It uses local settings, including an 800 year old church and rural environs. Its activities are informed by 'Five a Day for Wellbeing': Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning, and Give. It is fully inclusive, non-discriminatory, reflecting Christian principles of Love, Compassion and Service to Others.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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: 12 years

www.breathingspace.org.uk

breathingspacedurham@gmail.com

07508 471522

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

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	£30	£48	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/22	£64	£44	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21	£33	£28	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/20	£46	£33	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/19	£30	£29	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/18	£29	£25	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£24	£31	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£29	£23	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15?	£34	£47	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£11	£19	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Durham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
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	£169,438
County Durham Community Foundation	£8,500
Sport England	£5,050

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Breathing Space XL
£82,645	19/04/2023	This funding will be used to provide an expanded programme of activities and opportunities for the promotion of health and wellbeing. The project aims to increase resilience within local communities ....more This funding will be used to provide an expanded programme of activities and opportunities for the promotion of health and wellbeing. The project aims to increase resilience within local communities through programmes which support the strengthening of social networks and opportunities to develop confidence and self-esteem.
County Durham Community Foundation - Get Active, Keep active
£2,500	19/12/2022	To support the Get Active, Keep active project.
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£5,050	01/12/2021	Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
County Durham Community Foundation - Beauty for brokenness
£1,000	11/11/2021	To engage older members of the Community to learn a new skill-the Japanese art of Kintsugi.
National Lottery Community Fund - Walk and talk
£7,600	21/05/2021	The funding will be used to provide counselling sessions whilst walking to help people suffering with poor mental health due to the pandemic. The project aims to improve physical and mental health ....more The funding will be used to provide counselling sessions whilst walking to help people suffering with poor mental health due to the pandemic. The project aims to improve physical and mental health whilst overcoming feelings of grief and loneliness.
County Durham Community Foundation - Walk & Talk
£5,000	14/05/2021	To support a walk and talk project aiming to provide a counselling opportunity.
National Lottery Community Fund - Breathing Space
£79,193	16/05/2019 36	BREATHING SPACE
National Lottery Community Fund - Get Active
£9,969	03/01/2019 12	This funding will be used to deliver weekly gentle seated exercise and Tai Chi sessions for older people in three local villages. This will also provide a series of informative sessions and handouts ....more This funding will be used to deliver weekly gentle seated exercise and Tai Chi sessions for older people in three local villages. This will also provide a series of informative sessions and handouts to raise awareness around health and wellbeing issues, and help improve the emotional and physical health of participants and reduce their isolation.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000	30/08/2017	Breathing Space Project

Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BETHAN CATHERINE NOEL LACEY Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: BREATHING SPACE,

BOB DEAN Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: BREATHING SPACE,

DAVID JOHN WILCOX Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: BREATHING SPACE,

DENIS DAGGETT Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: BREATHING SPACE,

GILLIAN ELAINE BOGGON Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeship: BREATHING SPACE,

NOEL DIXON (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeship: BREATHING SPACE,

REV MICHAEL JOHN PEERS Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: WITTON GILBERT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, BREATHING SPACE,

STEPHEN JOHN ELLIS Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeship: BREATHING SPACE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/08/2012, number: 1148676

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints 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

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

32 FRIARSIDE
WITTON GILBERT
DURHAM
DH7 6RY

Objectives

1)TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS (INCLUDING ISSUES AROUND MENTAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING, AS RECOGNISED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION) IN WITTON GILBERT, SURROUNDING VILLAGES AND THE WIDER NORTH EAST REGION, BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO SPACE, SERVICES, SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES IN AND AROUND THE CHURCH AND LAND OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, WITTON GILBERT AND OTHER LAND AND SPACES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.2)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.

Data Sources