Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

SEARCH: SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE CIO 

Promoting and protecting the welfare and wellbeing of older people in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 9 years

www.searchnewcastle.org.uk

info@searchnewcastle.org.uk

01912737443

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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£641£620£21£0£412£2554.94252
31/03/22£550£493£57£0£391£24564270
31/03/21£570£479£92£0£334£2055.13570
31/03/20£605£587£18£0£242£1723.53782
31/03/19£569£516£53£0£224£1513.52070
31/03/18£387£366£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£266£263£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£278£230£48£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 3.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • 42 employees
  • 52 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£229,413
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£117,133
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£75,000
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£45,000
Masonic Trust£44,977
DCMS£23,375
Sport England£8,220
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Search Community Hubs
£9,998 28/04/2023
The funding will be used to continue to develop their weekly community hubs for older people in the west-end of Newcastle. This will support older people to help reduce isolation enable them to ....more
The Shears Foundation - Search CIO (services for older people)
£5,500 12/01/2023
Benefits Advice and Support for older, disadvantaged people
National Lottery Community Fund - Ageing Better Implementation Grant
£50,000 01/11/2022
The project is using funding to deliver activities for older people to help improve mental and physical health in the community. The project aims to work alongside older residents to co-produce a ....more
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Dancing Through the Decades
£8,220 08/06/2022
This project will replicate the great success of ‘Dancing Through the Decades’ in other areas, with other older people, identified as having reduced mobility due to the pandemic.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to SEARCH - Services For Older People
£9,845 17/03/2022
Two-year project costs and a contribution to core costs to support older people in the inner west of Newcastle to stay healthy, safe and actively engaged in their communities
National Lottery Community Fund - Keeping Well in the West
£9,952 18/02/2022
The project will use the funding to develop community drop-in hubs for older people in the deprived west end area of Newcastle. An activities programme guidance and support will be provided with the ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to SEARCH - Services For Older People
£10,000 20/01/2022
Salary costs for the Inner West Community Activity worker
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to SEARCH - Services For Older People
£4,072 09/12/2021
Running costs for "Monthly Memory Teas" for people in Newcastle living with dementia and their carers
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£44,977 10/11/2021
A grant to support lunch clubs, shopping and socialising for older people in the west of Newcastle.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to SEARCH - Services For Older People
£55,716 15/07/2021
Salary costs for the Volunteer Coordinator post for 2 years for older people's projects in the West End of Newcastle
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Staffing and volunteer expenses for support projects for older people in Newcastle due to COVID-19 restrictions
£5,000 27/05/2021
Staffing and volunteer expenses for support projects for older people in Newcastle due to COVID-19 restrictions
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to SEARCH - Services For Older People
£5,000 27/05/2021
Staffing and volunteer expenses for support projects for older people in Newcastle due to COVID-19 restrictions
National Lottery Community Fund - West End Friends
£149,643 17/02/2021
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The project will use the funding to pay for its core costs and two part-time support to help it continue running its befriending service in the West End of Newcastle for the BAME community ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - salary costs for an Inner West (Newcastle) Community Development Worker
£5,000 11/02/2021
salary costs for an Inner West (Newcastle) Community Development Worker
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - salaries of West End Friends (WEF) service part-time workers for older BAME people's project in Newcastle
£5,000 14/01/2021
salaries of West End Friends (WEF) service part-time workers for older BAME people's project in Newcastle
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - SEARCH - 16/12/20
£1,250 13/01/2021
Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Hubs
£9,820 12/01/2021
11
The funding will be used to provide two community hubs in the West End of Newcastle for older people which will provide a range of social recreational and exercise activities and access to support ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting an increase in the advice and information work by engaging a locum worker 2 days a week to support people over 50
£3,000 17/12/2020
supporting an increase in the advice and information work by engaging a locum worker 2 days a week to support people over 50
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - increasing the support and provide additional sessions for the West End Friends group
£5,000 08/10/2020
increasing the support and provide additional sessions for the West End Friends group
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£23,375 26/08/2020
"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
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Vital Volunteering Project in Newcastle (continuation)
£29,000 03/07/2020
Vital Volunteering Project in Newcastle (continuation)
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - providing communication and activity packs for older people in the West End of Newcastle who are isolated due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
£3,000 28/05/2020
providing communication and activity packs for older people in the West End of Newcastle who are isolated due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Unrestricted support for the charity’s activities following the Covid19 outbreak
£10,000 07/04/2020
Unrestricted support for the charity’s activities following the Covid19 outbreak
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - unrestricted support for the charity’s activities following the Covid19 outbreak
£10,000 07/04/2020
unrestricted support for the charity’s activities following the Covid19 outbreak
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Search
£45,000 20/09/2019
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Advice and information project
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - The continuation and development of the "Vital Volunteering Project" for older people in the West End of Newcastle.
£30,000 26/06/2019
The continuation and development of the "Vital Volunteering Project" for older people in the West End of Newcastle.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - the costs of holding the 'Age Happy' conference in Newcastle
£2,500 19/06/2019
the costs of holding the 'Age Happy' conference in Newcastle
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Salary and on-costs of a part-time Community Activities Development Worker Year 3
£21,500 01/04/2019
Salary and on-costs of a part-time Community Activities Development Worker Year 3
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 25/01/2019
West End Befrienders
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Ageing well
£3,000 04/01/2019
Ageing well
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Salary and on-costs of a part-time Community Activities Development Worker Year 2
£21,100 04/01/2018
Salary and on-costs of a part-time Community Activities Development Worker Year 2
National Lottery Community Fund - Ageing well - health, wealth and happiness for the over 50's
£224,299 06/09/2017
36
The project will provide activities, advice, support and outreach to help older people in the west end of Newcastle to be more involved in their communities, feel less isolated, overcome barriers to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Belonging to the Community'
£340,395 15/06/2011
60
The project will address issues around poverty, social isolation and promote improved health, well-being and greater integration for people aged 50 and over. Based in local venues around Newcastle's ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2015, number: 1159907
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

Riverside Community Health Project
Carnegie Building
Atkinson Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 8XS

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE, AND THOSE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF PREMATURE AGEING, RESIDING IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS DEEMED CHARITABLE WITHIN THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

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