Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

DEVON MEMORY CAFE CONSORTIUM 

The promotion of the efficient and effective use of resources for charitable purposes among the network of Memory Cafes in Devon for the public benefit by acting as an umbrella organisation for the Memory Cafes in Devon and providing training and setting a bench mark for quality assurance of service for member Memory Cafes.
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Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 7 years

www.dmcc.org.uk

info@dmcc.org.uk

07702885503

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£31£33£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£33£38£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£38£14£24n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/20£34£23£11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£42£16£25n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£44£14£30£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Devon, Plymouth City, Torbay,

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 - TPP3 - Training? "Your Place Not Mine!"
£5,000 03/07/2018
11
The group will develop a portable and specialist memory café training programme that will be used to train volunteers and staff on their own memory café premises. The project aims to raise ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Pulling Together - Raising standards of Devon Memory Cafes
£9,500 11/04/2017
12
This group will use the funding to create a quality assurance mark for memory cafes county-wide and provide volunteer training. This will provide memory cafes with local leverage to apply for funding ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/11/2016, number: 1170159
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Hansford Bell
Culver House
13 West Street
TAVISTOCK
Devon
PL19 8AN

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AMONG THE NETWORK OF MEMORY CAFÉS IN DEVON FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ACTING AS AN UMBRELLA ORGANISATION FOR THE MEMORY CAFÉS IN DEVON AND PROVIDING TRAINING AND SETTING A BENCH MARK FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE OF SERVICE FOR MEMBER MEMORY CAFÉS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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