SOCIABILITY 

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Sociability
£6,000	12/05/2022	towards the core costs of an organisation supporting people with poor mental health in Basildon
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Sociability
£12,000	16/09/2021	towards the purchase of a wheelchair accessible vehicle for a Basildon based charity addressing mental health and wellbeing issues exacerbated by the pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Cycling Project
£2,145	02/08/2021	This project is volunteer led by the organisation having 200 people who provide bikes and maintenance support to their local community. The group wish to purchase a storage cabin which will support ....more This project is volunteer led by the organisation having 200 people who provide bikes and maintenance support to their local community. The group wish to purchase a storage cabin which will support their growing demand for more volunteer opportunities. The project supports people to volunteer who live with mental health difficulties and those living in isolation and offers a social activity which allows them to gain deeper and more meaningful connections with others in their local community which have a shared experience.
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Sociability Business Platform
£85,046	01/11/2020	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=86431
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,630	21/10/2020	"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."
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Sociability
£10,000	09/09/2020	refurbishment of the building for a charity that works with people with disabilities in Essex
National Lottery Community Fund - Sociability
£119,755	20/09/2019 35	Sociability provides access to peer support for people who endure mental and chronic health conditions. It is facilitated by volunteers with lived experience. The organisation will use funding to ....more Sociability provides access to peer support for people who endure mental and chronic health conditions. It is facilitated by volunteers with lived experience. The organisation will use funding to develop and expand its work, increasing its opening hours and creating a number of part-time roles, including a general manager and support officer.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sociability Combat & MusicTherapy
£3,456	24/01/2019 12	The organisation will use the funding to run inclusive sessions for people feeling excluded from the community, for example through mental ill health, and providing them with confidence and a social ....more The organisation will use the funding to run inclusive sessions for people feeling excluded from the community, for example through mental ill health, and providing them with confidence and a social activity.

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Trustees (5)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/05/2016, number: 1166862

Gift Aid

• NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

The Guard House
Pitsea Hall Lane
Pitsea
BASILDON
Essex
SS16 4UH

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO ARE OR FEEL EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PART OF SOCIETY AND WHO ARE, HAVE BEEN OR COULD BE AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS IN BASILDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.2. TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:- PROVIDING SUPPORT TO FAMILY, FRIENDS OR CARERS OF A PERSON THAT HAS OR IS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS;- PROVIDING SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WITH LONG TERM ILLNESSES, WHO HAVE SUFFERED A STROKE AND HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA), THEIR FAMILY, FRIENDS OR CARERS;- PROVIDING SUPPORT THROUGH COMPANIONSHIP, PEER SUPPORT, POSSIBLE COPING STRATEGIES AND MODELS OF SELF-HELP WITH THE AIM TO GIVE MEMBERS GREATER INDEPENDENCE, INCREASED WELLBEING AND PREVENTING THE FURTHER ONSET OF MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES;- PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THOSE IN NEED OF IT WITH THE AIM OF DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE;- PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE AND BY SIGNPOSTING MEMBERS TO WORK, LEISURE, HEALTH AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR IMPROVED HEALTH AND WELLBEING; - ACTING AS A CATALYST FOR MEMBER INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGING PROBLEMS THEY MAY FACE FOR THEIR GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING; AND BY- WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AND/OR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS AND OTHER VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR (VCS) ORGANISATIONS, AS NECESSARY, ALL TO PROMOTE THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS.