Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

CONNECT SUPPORT LIMITED 

1. Carer Support Service - offers home visits to provide emotional support, education about mental illness, treatment, coping and stress management. 2. Carer Support Groups - Provides carers with an opportunity to meet with others for peer support and information. 3. Volunteer Scheme - Offers the opportunity to get involved. 4. Education and Training of mental health students and professionals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/22£81£74£7n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21£67£72£-5n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/20£62£79£-17n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£67£57£11n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/18£37£41£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£42£42£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£48£41£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£43£41£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£44£33£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years
(17 years as a company)

www.connectsupport.org.uk

info@connectsupport.org

0161 945 5044

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 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
MACC - Connect Support
£1,980 03/02/2022
To help vulnerable people and families cover the cost of essentials with a one-off gift payment of either £100 (for households/families with dependent children aged under 19) or £70 (for ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-66
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/08/2013, number: 1153354
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/11/2006, number: 06000579
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR16: 40 days late,
Main office

Dandelion Community At St. Marks URC
Oatlands Road
MANCHESTER
M22 1AH

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF CARERS OF THOSE LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL HELP, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN CARING AND THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR CARERS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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