Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 14

THE POIRIER FOUNDATION

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN WINTERTON, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO RELIEVE THEIR NEEDS, INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, DAY CARE SERVICES, LUNCH CLUB AND ACTIVITIES TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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	£12	£13	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/22	£4	£9	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/21	£20	£15	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/20	£16	£8	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19	£16	£13	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/18	£5	£12	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£14	£9	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/16	£14	£3	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

thepoirierfoundation@outlook.com

01724732214

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

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

Where it operates

North Lincolnshire,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 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

DCMS	£7,200
Co-Operative Group	£5,172
The Grocers' Charity	£4,650
CAF	£3,000
Lincolnshire Community Foundation	£1,350

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Poirier Foundation
£1,602	21/10/2023	With your funding, we can continue our 'Lunch & Linger' sessions and carry on with our grocery deliveries and emergency food parcels.
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - The Poirier Foundation
£4,650	07/12/2022	to support the increase in the number of lunch sessions offered to bring beneficiaries most worried about switching off appliances during the winter to be in a warm environment in the community hall.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Poirier Foundation
£1,800	22/10/2022	We aim to continue our fortnightly Lunch & Linger sessions and to carry on with our groceries deliveries and emergency food parcels.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Poirier Foundation
£1,769	23/10/2021	We would like to support our vulnerable members with provisions of transport and food shopping – especially during the winter.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,200	25/09/2020	"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."
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - The Poirier Foundation Winterton Covid Project
£1,350	08/09/2020	Befriending service/IT equipment
CAF - Grant to THE POIRIER FOUNDATION
£3,000	21/04/2020 3	Grant to THE POIRIER FOUNDATION to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Lunch & Wheels
£10,000	27/03/2018 12	The group will provide a taxi voucher scheme for older residents and transport to the group's lunch club. This will help reduce isolation for older people and enable them to access social and ....more The group will provide a taxi voucher scheme for older residents and transport to the group's lunch club. This will help reduce isolation for older people and enable them to access social and recreational activities and support services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Lunch & Linger and Assisted Transport
£9,970	01/02/2017 12	The funding will be used to run a taxi voucher scheme for older residents of Winterton and District, and transport to the group's fortnightly lunch club. The project aims to reduce isolation and help ....more The funding will be used to run a taxi voucher scheme for older residents of Winterton and District, and transport to the group's fortnightly lunch club. The project aims to reduce isolation and help older people to access social and recreational activities and support services.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH PICK Appointed: 2021

CAROL RICHARDSON Appointed: 2023

MR JIM HARDING CITYGUILDS MECH ENG Appointed: 2015

MR MIKE JOYCE DIP CII (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: THE WELL,

MRS NICKI MUMBY Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: WINTERTON DISABLED CLUB,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2015, number: 1160090

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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

25 Low Street
Winterton
SCUNTHORPE
DN15 9RT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN WINTERTON, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO RELIEVE THEIR NEEDS, INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, DAY CARE SERVICES, LUNCH CLUB AND ACTIVITIES TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH.

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