Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

WOOLWICH SERVICE USERS PROJECT

The Charity aims to provide support to people in Woolwich who are in financial, mental and/or physical difficulty through a number of on site services such as a food bank, counselling and provision of hygiene care. The Charity provides an area where community members can gather without conflict or judgement.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 6 years

wsupwoolwich.org

wsup@mail.com

02083166558

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Woolwich Service Users Project
£2,993	21/10/2023	Funding will enable the professional delivery of a project for the local community to build social connections in friendship groups and during physical activities, with mental and emotional support.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to WSUP
£4,300	24/10/2020	We would like to open a new day centre to enable us to offer more help to more people.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Woolwich Service Users Project
£615	01/05/2020	A grant of £615 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Trust for London - Woolwich Service Users Project
£7,500	14/06/2018 12	The funding is to buy equipment needed to run its services in its new building such as tables and chairs and desks for technology and other sundries and running costs to provide a continuing service ....more The funding is to buy equipment needed to run its services in its new building such as tables and chairs and desks for technology and other sundries and running costs to provide a continuing service to the 150 plus service users it sees each week.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

SARWAN KAUR GHUMAN Appointed: 2024

SHREELATA DATTA Appointed: 2024

TEJINDER VIRDHEE Appointed: 2017

TRACY STRINGFELLOW Appointed: 2017

ANDREA LEACH Appointed: 2021

DAVID CORDERY Appointed: 2023

CHRISTOPHER DAVID HILL (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE ROB HILL FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/11/2017, number: 1175999

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 10 days late,

Main office

WSUP
107 Brookhill Road
LONDON
SE18 6BJ

Objectives

- THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN WOOLWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS/SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS- THE RELIEF OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF ADDICTION TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT- TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN WOOLWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA - THE RELIEF OF THE SICK-POOR LIVING IN WOOLWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GOODS OR SERVICES

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN WOOLWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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