Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +6

    OLDALONE UK 

    We operate in London. We promote more inclusive communities by helping older people from underrepresented (BAME) groups, overcome social isolation and loneliness through community minorities-based projects and activities such as; IT skills, ESOL provision, befriending, leisure and arts. However, during Covid-19, we have extended the scope of our services to provide food security and advice.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been 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 including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

    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
    Established: 8 years

    https://www.oldaloneuk.org.uk

    info@oldaloneuk.org.uk

    02083552432

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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
    12/04/23£17£18£0n/an/an/an/an/a15
    12/04/22£24£29£-5n/an/an/an/an/a15
    12/04/21£61£50£11n/an/an/an/an/a15
    12/04/20£17£16£1n/an/an/an/an/a10
    11/04/19£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/a10
    11/04/18?£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
    10/03/17£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    What it does
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Recreation
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 15 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • Barnet, City Of London, Haringey,

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund - Opening Doors 4 All
    £132,023 20/07/2023
    This funding will support the project to run a digital inclusion programme targeted at older people primarily from the Latin-American Portuguese and Spanish communities. Funding will enable the group ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Giving Hands 4 All
    £9,430 22/04/2020
    7
    The funding will be used to deliver emergency parcels and essentials to older people from disadvantaged backgrounds during the coronavirus pandemic. The project aims to support the needs of the ....more
    The London Community Foundation - Grant to OLDALONE UK
    £5,000 20/04/2020
    The funding requested will secure the supply and delivery of 50 food parcels and toiletries for 12 weeks for elderly beneficiaries from the most disadvantaged, poorest backgrounds, who are in ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Click & Connect 4 All
    £7,212 11/04/2019
    12
    The project will run IT sessions for older people. The aim is to develop new skills while reducing the feeling of isolation.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2016, number: 1166468
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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
    • 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
    7 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    256 St Ann's Road
    c/o Bridge Renewal Trust
    Laurels Healthy Living Centre
    Tottenham
    London
    N15 5BN

    Objectives

    TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO, AS A RESULT OF THEIR AGE ARE LONELY OR ISOLATED, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF BEFRIENDING, COMPANIONSHIP, RECREATION AND IT SKILLS.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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