Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +5
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    THE DENGIE D-CAF 

    The Dengie D-Caf aims to promote a good quality of life for people living with dementia on the Dengie Peninsula, as well as their carers, friends and family. It provides opportunities for people to engage in meaningful activities that meet individual social, emotional and physical needs. It also raises awareness of the issues that can affect members and helps them access support and information.
    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 a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • Over half the Board have joined recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
    • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
    Established: 9 years

    www.dengiedcaf.org

    01621783426

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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
    30/09/22£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/a5
    30/09/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a4
    30/09/20*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a5
    30/09/19*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a4
    30/09/18£5£2£2£0£0£0n/a03
    30/09/17£4£0£4£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/16*£3£0£2£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Essex,
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 5 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Essex Community Foundation - Fund an Admiral Nurse
    £10,000 29/03/2019
    To help provide an Admiral (dementia) Community Nurse for Mid-Essex particularly for the rural Dengie peninsular

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/10/2015, number: 1164014
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    7 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR19: 9 days late, AR16: 22 days late,
    Main office

    c/o Burnham Town Council Offices
    Chapel Road
    Burnham on Crouch
    CM0 8JA

    Objectives

    TO PRESERVE, PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM LIVING ON THE DENGIE PENINSULA BY1. ENABLING THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN RELATIONSHIPS OF MUTUAL SUPPORT WITHIN A COMMUNITY OF WHICH THEY SHARE OWNERSHIP, THUS REPLACING THEIR SENSE OF ISOLATION WITH A SENSE OF BELONGING2. DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA TO ENGAGE IN SOCIAL AND GROUP ACTIVITIES THAT MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS AND TO SUPPORT THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN OTHER MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES OF THEIR CHOICE3. RAISING AWARENESS AND PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES THAT MAY AFFECT PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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