Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 12

Reasonable growth: +1
Future income +5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 18

THE SILVERLININGCHARITY

The Silverlining Charity activities are centered around our members and their needs/aspirations. We have created the STAR (Structured Therapeutic Activity for Rehabilitation) programme. This is a free weekly schedule of online activities, sessions and courses that run term times through the year. We also provide direct face to face activities in the community which are low cost accessible to all

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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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
31/08/22		£145	£136	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/08/21	*	£114	£79	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/08/20		£56	£58	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/08/19		£113	£111	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/08/18		£57	£49	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	20
31/08/17		£49	£98	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£117	£74	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	*	£97	£95	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.thesilverlining.org.uk

admin@thesilverlining.org.uk

02031742051

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Birmingham City, Brighton And Hove, Bristol City, Cardiff, East Sussex, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 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

City Bridge Trust	£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£29,122
The Foyle Foundation	£10,000
Quartet Community Foundation	£5,000
Community Foundation for Surrey	£5,000
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Moving Forward
£10,000	28/09/2023	The funding will be used to deliver creative therapy activities and a music therapy event for people living with complex neurological challenges. The project aims to bring people together to improve ....more The funding will be used to deliver creative therapy activities and a music therapy event for people living with complex neurological challenges. The project aims to bring people together to improve health and wellbeing and reduce loneliness and isolation.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£10,000	10/07/2023	towards the core costs over the next 12 months of charity providing support for those affected by brain injury
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to The Silverlining (Brain Injury) Charity
£5,000	29/06/2023	Toward the cost of the Bristol and Bath Silverlining hub which aims to rehabilitate and provide volunteering opportunities to all those affected by brain injury.
National Lottery Community Fund - CREATIVE ACTIVITES
£9,122	28/07/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a range of creative activities for people living with neurological challenges. The project aims to improve people’s health and wellbeing and reduce the feeling ....more The funding will be used to deliver a range of creative activities for people living with neurological challenges. The project aims to improve people’s health and wellbeing and reduce the feeling of isolation.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Silverlining Charity
£30,000	15/02/2022 36	£30,000 over three years (3 x £10,000) to part fund the Rehab Assistant/ Coordinator role.
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - People with Disabilities
£5,000	16/02/2021	Funding toward the essential running costs and online therapy sessions for a charity that offers support for those who have had brain injury.
National Lottery Community Fund - Silverliners going virtual
£10,000	20/11/2020 6	The funding will be used to expand online therapy services for people living with the long-term effects of brain injury and related neurological complications. The project aims to improve ....more The funding will be used to expand online therapy services for people living with the long-term effects of brain injury and related neurological complications. The project aims to improve communication and decrease isolation by supporting people during the current coronavirus pandemic.
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 Silverlining Brain Injury Charity
£5,000	24/04/2020	Providing front line support for disabled people

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR SHERRIE BAEHR (Chair) Appointed: 2014

JOHN ANDREW SCORAH Appointed: 2022

KATHRYN BARRY Appointed: 2014

PETER MESSERVY Appointed: 2017

ROSS ANDREW MCDONALD Appointed: 2018

SUZANNE TRASK Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/07/2014, number: 1157749

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR21: 91 days late, AR15: 5 days late,

Main office

The Silverlining Charity
16 Upper Woburn Place
LONDON
WC1H 0AF

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF BRAIN-INJURED PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN THE UK BY:1) RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF BRAIN-INJURED PEOPLE IN THE UK2) ORGANISING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES INVOLVING BRAIN-INJURED PEOPLE WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT3) IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORTING WAYS OF HELPING THE FAMILIES OF BRAIN-INJURED PEOPLE

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