Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

ACTION IN THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT NORTH WALES AND CHESHIRE (ACTS)

We deliver items, goods or services to people in need who apply to the charity. We operate in an area centred on Chester, Cheshire. We look to promote and encourage acts of kindness. We look to promote the charity through word of mouth, social media, printed material and a website.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • 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
05/04/23£8£16£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/22£29£21£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/21£14£18£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/20£14£9£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/19£10£4£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/18£10£11£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/17£3£0£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.actsonline.uk

info@actsonline.co.uk

01244378046

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Flintshire, Liverpool City, Wirral, Wrexham,

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Kindness Podcast
£9,800 05/05/2023
The funding will be used to create a series of podcasts by young people so they can share their stories. The project aims to discuss issues such as transitioning racism and cancer struggles with the aim to improving mental health.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Action in the Community to Support North Wales and Cheshire
£2,000 16/03/2020
as a staff grant towards the running cost of an organisation supporting acts of kindness across North Wales and Cheshire

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAWN MILLER Appointed: 2022
  • IAN MILLER Appointed: 2022
  • JOY WARDLE Appointed: 2016
  • MARTIN ANKERS Appointed: 2016
  • MARTHA WARDLE Appointed: 2022
  • SONIA HOLDSWORTH Appointed: 2016
  • STEPHEN RUSSELL Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/08/2016, number: 1168611
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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

30 GRANGE ROAD
CHESTER
CH2 2AN

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLELIVING IN CHESTER, WEST CHESHIRE OR NORTH WALES BY MAKING GRANTS OFMONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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