Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE WELLSPRING(STOCKPORT) LIMITED

To provide food, drinks, clothing and a hot shower every day of the year to homeless and disadvantaged people plus advice on housing, debt, jobs, health( with a nurse available 2 days a week and a doctor 2 days a week) and drugs and alcohol and classes in English, Maths, IT and art. To provide advocacy on benefit and housing appeals. To promote health, safety and confidence building.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

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
31/03/23		£492	£336	£156	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/22		£353	£268	£85	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170
31/03/21	*	£510	£246	£263	£0	£1,043	£1,043	50.9	5	170
31/03/20		£320	£349	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	400
31/03/19		£314	£272	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	400
31/03/18		£302	£280	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£252	£247	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£207	£249	£-42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.thewellspring.co.uk

info@thewellspring.co.uk

01614776344

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Derbyshire, Manchester City, Stockport, Tameside,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
150 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

Forever Manchester	£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Sport England	£7,000
Indigo Trust	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Stockport MBC - Grant to The Wellspring
£1,000	11/10/2022	Warm Space
National Lottery Community Fund - The Wellspring
£10,000	10/06/2022	The funding will be used as a contribution to refit a new kitchen at the organisation’s premises in Stockport. The kitchen is run by volunteers who prepare nutritious food and support those with ....more The funding will be used as a contribution to refit a new kitchen at the organisation’s premises in Stockport. The kitchen is run by volunteers who prepare nutritious food and support those with substance misuse and/or mental health issues to learn cooking skills.
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Walking Group
£7,000	14/04/2022	This project will help the organisation resume its walking trips, which ran twice a month prior to the pandemic.
Indigo Trust - Practical support and advice for homeless and disadvantaged people
£2,000	02/03/2021	Unrestricted funding - practical support and advice for homeless and disadvantaged people
Forever Manchester - The Wellspring
£20,000	21/09/2020	Homelessness support service
Forever Manchester - The Wellspring
£5,000	07/05/2020	Emergency supplies for those who are homeless
Co-Operative Group - Grant to THe Wellspring
£5,123	04/08/2017	Donations enable us to take homeless people off the streets in Stockport and support them on their journey to independence.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Wellspring Stockport
£3,130	04/08/2017	Donations enable us to take homeless people off the streets in Stockport and support them on their journey to independence.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Wellspring (Stockport)
£35,000	24/11/2011	the salary of the Project Co-ordinator

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-86

BRENDAN PATRICK JOSEPH COJEEN B.E.M. Appointed: 2014

CAROLINE MARY JOANNA NEWNS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Consultant

DENNIS WHITLEY Appointed: 2020

JOHN EDMUND RACKSTRAW Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None

MARK WHYLIE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Managing Director

PAUL NICHOLAS BREARLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Magistrate

ANDREW AYRES (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Solicitor

ANN PAULINE COOKE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: None, Other trusteeship: THE WELLSPRING (STOCKPORT),

JENNIFER MARY WENT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: WITHINGTON METHODIST CHURCH, THE METHODIST CHURCH - MANCHESTER CIRCUIT,

JOHN ROGER HARDY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired Solicitor, Other trusteeships: THE WELLSPRING (STOCKPORT), THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOCKPORT, ST GEORGE,

PETER BURNS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: None

PETER HODSKINSON MBE Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: THE WELLSPRING (STOCKPORT),

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/06/2014, number: 1157268
Registered at Companies House on 06/02/2014, number: 08880312

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds 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

9 returns made; AR21: 3 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ROTARY ECLUB OF GREATER MANCHESTER AND CHESHIRE TRUST FUND on 23/08/2023

Main office

The Wellspring
Harvey Street
Stockport
SK1 1YD

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:4.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ARISING OF PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTED HOUSING, AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CARE AND RESETTLEMENT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN NEED IN STOCKPORT BY ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SKILLS TO ASSIST THEM INTO INDEPENDENT LIVING AS PART OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN STOCKPORT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.4.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF CLASSES IN ENGLISH AND MATHS.4.3 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE SUPPORT, CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISABILITY, OLD AGE, ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ADDICTION, OR ANY OTHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL INFIRMITY.4.4 SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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