Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

MID SUFFOLK AXIS 

DAYTIME ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WITHIN MID SUFFOLK AND SURROUNDING AREA WHO HAVE PHYSICAL AND/OR SENSORY DISABILITIES, PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE AND IMPROVING SOCIAL INTERACTION AND SKILLS FOR DAILY LIFE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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*£73£97£-24n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/22*£73£108£-35n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/21£97£81£16n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/20£87£102£-15n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/19£95£101£-6n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/18*£68£100£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£92£109£-17£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

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
Suffolk Community Foundation - Continuing Support from Suffolk Axis
£5,000 07/08/2020
12
To support the revised service delivery for those with disabilities in Mid Suffolk during the Covid pandemic.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000 07/08/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/05/2016, number: 1167255
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR23: 63 days late, AR22: 9 days late, AR18: 2 days late,
Main office

52 Lime Tree Place
STOWMARKET
Suffolk
IP14 1BT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ADULTS LIVING IN MID SUFFOLK AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) WHO HAVE PHYSICAL AND/OR SENSORY DISABILITIES BY:1.1 PROVIDING DAY TIME ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS WHO HAVE PHYSICAL AND/OR SENSORY DISABILITIES.1.2 PROMOTING AWARENESS OF DISABILITY ISSUES AMONGST STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY.1.3 ENABLING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO MAXIMISE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL.1.4 TO ACQUIRE OR TAKE ON LEASE PREMISES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CIO AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE SUCH PREMISES AND CO-OPERATE IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH PREMISES.1.5 OBTAIN, COLLECT AND RECEIVE MONEY AND FUNDS BY WAY OF CONTRIBUTIONS, DONATIONS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, LEGACIES, GRANTS AND OTHER LAWFUL METHOD, AFFILIATE TO ANY BODY HAVING OBJECTS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE CIO, ARRANGE AND PROVIDE FOR THE HOLDING OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CLASSES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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