Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 19

EMBRACING AGE

Recruiting and training volunteers to befriend older people in care homes.Helping churches to support lonely older people in their local community

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£193	£108	£84	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£61	£77	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£89	£75	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£109	£93	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£69	£50	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£35	£43	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£36	£28	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£36	£23	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	£17	£10	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.embracingage.org.uk

tina@embracingage.org.uk

02037780035

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Richmond Parish Lands Charity	£8,000
Allen Lane Foundation	£7,500
Charles Hayward Foundation	£5,000
City Bridge Trust	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Care Home Friends
£10,000	22/09/2023	The funding will be used to coordinate a volunteering scheme which brings companionship and community connection to older people who live in care homes. The project aims to reduce the social isolation experienced by care home residents and create ....more The funding will be used to coordinate a volunteering scheme which brings companionship and community connection to older people who live in care homes. The project aims to reduce the social isolation experienced by care home residents and create strong community bonds.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Embracing Age
£5,000	21/12/2022	'Care Home Friends' befriending project for older people
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000	16/12/2022 24	Embracing Age
Richmond Parish Lands Charity - To Embracing Age
£8,000	01/09/2022 12	Contribution to volunteer coordinator salary to provide volunteer befrienders in care homes.
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Embracing Age
£7,500	04/03/2022	£7,500 single grant contributing towards the salary of a Coordinator supporting a Befriending scheme in care homes on the Isle of Wight.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Embracing Age
£5,000	13/04/2020	A grant of £5,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Joseph Rank Trust - Embracing Age
£30,000	02/05/2019 36	To fund the costs of the charity
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	07/03/2019	Care Home Friends

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANN FIONA COSTA Appointed: 2021

JOAO PAULO HENRICH TAVARES Appointed: 2022

KAREN BLOCK Appointed: 2017

RODERICK DAY Appointed: 2022

TIMOTHY JOHN BLAIR (Chair) Appointed: 2019

TINA ENGLISH Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/02/2015, number: 1160400

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

ETNA COMMUNITY CENTRE
13 ROSSLYN ROAD
TWICKENHAM
TW1 2AR

Objectives

TO RELIEVE OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY PROVIDING BEFRIENDING, SUPPORT AND OTHER SERVICES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES. TO RELIEVE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS AMONGST ELDERLY PEOPLE.

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