Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -2

BLOOMIN' DEMENTIA

Specialist knowledge of dementia care in the communityFinancial support and benefits accrualPop in centre for advice and supportA choice of local social activitiesReferral to specialist "person centred" dementia care in the communityFamily support and respite timeA full assessment of the person's needs and a choice of care

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
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 and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
30/09/22	£43	£67	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
30/09/21	£62	£64	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
30/09/20	£94	£65	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
30/09/19?	£56	£50	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
01/04/18	£41	£31	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	9

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.bloomindementia.org

info@bloomindementia.org

07753184605

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Residential nursing care facilities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Derby City, Derbyshire, Leicester City, Leicestershire, Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£19,000
DCMS	£14,856
Co-Operative Group	£10,934

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Musical Therapy
£10,000	17/02/2023	The funding will be used to provide support and music activities for people living with dementia and to use music to assist vulnerable people in reaching their full potential.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bloomin' Dementia
£5,323	23/10/2021	We would like to be able to continue running our free, bi-monthly community events throughout 2021.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bloomin Dementia Training
£9,000	21/05/2021	The organisation have identified that families of those impacted through dementia have found it difficult to support them during the pandemic with sensory and social activities. The funding will ....more The organisation have identified that families of those impacted through dementia have found it difficult to support them during the pandemic with sensory and social activities. The funding will allow the organisation to provide its members with dementia aids physical and virtual music based activities to support the well-being mental and physical health of people with dementia and their families.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£14,856	11/08/2020	"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."
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bloomin' Dementia
£5,610	15/11/2019	We want to take people with dementia out, to stay physically, mentally and socially active, boosting memory, self-esteem and independence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Making dementia bloom
£9,736	02/07/2018 12	This funding will be used to provide a drop-in service which will offer support to people living with dementia, their families, carers and the wider community. They will also provide respite care and ....more This funding will be used to provide a drop-in service which will offer support to people living with dementia, their families, carers and the wider community. They will also provide respite care and volunteer training. The project aims to raise community awareness and enable people to live independently.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

CHRIS MCMANUS Appointed: 2022

GARY DOWNS MR Appointed: 2023

JUSTINE ANN HALLAM (Chair) Appointed: 2017

JENNIE FOSTER MISS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/09/2017, number: 1174849

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

4 Easthorpe Street
Ruddington
NOTTINGHAM
NG11 6LA

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE AND PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THOSE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND RELATED DISORDERS IN NOTTINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY PROVISION OF SUPPORT, RESPITE AND SOCIAL INCLUSION, FOR SUCH PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR CARERS.

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