Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 15

KISSING IT BETTER

Using students and schoolchildren [as part of their career development and work experience] to work with hospitals and residential homes to introduce stimulation, conversation and companionship to patients/residents. Also provide a website which shares best practice and innovation in patient experience. Provide training to healthcare staff and volunteers

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

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
31/07/23		£211	£179	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9,000
31/07/22		£188	£197	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3,000
31/07/21		£188	£202	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4,000
31/07/20		£168	£165	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	500
31/07/19		£197	£175	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	500
31/07/18		£162	£149	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17		£141	£177	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£172	£173	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£186	£177	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14	*	£104	£102	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13		£98	£74	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

www.kissingitbetter.co.uk

r.samuda@btinternet.com

01789488721

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
9,000 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	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000
London Catalyst	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Rank Foundation - Col Small Grant Kissing it Better 2023
£1,977	27/04/2023	Kissing it Better received a Cost of Living Small Grant to help cover the cost of Goods and Equipment.
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - from R1 - Kissing it Better
£5,000	04/02/2021	Towards core costs relating to recruitment activity in schools and colleges to support their expansion plans to run programmes across a wider section of the UK. Cost includes materials.
National Lottery Community Fund - Kissing it Better Huddersfield
£10,000	22/01/2021 8	The funding will be used to support lonely and vulnerable older people living in retirement homes through chat performing songs playing instruments and making gifts and cards for the residents. This ....more The funding will be used to support lonely and vulnerable older people living in retirement homes through chat performing songs playing instruments and making gifts and cards for the residents. This will be done via Zoom then in-person when guidelines allow. The project aims to support people during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
London Catalyst - Kissing it Better - 1
£3,000	08/09/2020	Kissing it Better - continuing and expanding across London
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	23/07/2020	"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."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 19-77

ANKITA MENON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Medical Student

DEREK WILLIAM OLDHAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

DR ANGELA ELEINE THOMAS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Medical Practitioner

MONICA FLETCHER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Nurse

RICHARD MARKHAM SAMUDA Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Accountant

TIMOTHY JOHN NEWMAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Barrister

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2012, number: 1148795
Registered at Companies House on 19/07/2011, number: 07710097

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR14: 24 days late,

Main office

The Old Vicarage
Church Lane
Aston Cantlow
Henley-in-Arden
B95 6JB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH OF PATIENTS RECEIVING HEALTHCARE TREATMENT FROM HEALTHCARE AND OTHER CARE PROVIDERS (WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO ENHANCING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PROVISION OF ONLINE AND PHYSICAL FORUMS TO SHARE, DISSEMINATE, DISCUSS AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTICE.

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