Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

CONNECTIONS GROUP EXETER

We reduce social isolation and improve quality of life by enabling members, who experience serious and enduring mental health problems, to access community facilities for leisure and social reasons.This includes one to one work, breaking down barriers that might prevent participation. Activities include walks, ten pin bowling, meals out, coach trips, table tennis, a quiz, visiting local towns, etc

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female
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
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
31/03/23	*	£31,649	£26,455	£5,194
31/03/22		£15,394	£26,400	£-11,006
31/03/21		£36,052	£26,458	£9,594
31/03/20	*	£19,074	£21,339	£-2,265
31/03/19		£28,257	£21,918	£6,339

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.connectionsgroupexeter.org

admin@connectionsgroupexeter.org

07391804406

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Devon,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

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	£30,000
DCMS	£5,400
Devon Community Foundation	£1,863

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Facilitator's Salary and Running Costs
£10,000	23/06/2023	The funding will be used towards the facilitator’s salary and running costs of the organisation which enables vulnerable adults with severe and enduring mental health conditions to get out and ....more The funding will be used towards the facilitator’s salary and running costs of the organisation which enables vulnerable adults with severe and enduring mental health conditions to get out and about and socialise. The project aims to help challenge members to go out in public with Connections; allowing them to become more resilient and confident.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connections Group Exeter Moving Forward
£10,000	22/04/2022	The funding will be used to continue to provide a range of activities and events to vulnerable adults with significant mental health issues. The project aims to bring people together who find it ....more The funding will be used to continue to provide a range of activities and events to vulnerable adults with significant mental health issues. The project aims to bring people together who find it difficult to go out alone to socialise provide them with support through a facilitator reduce isolation and increase confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connections - Emerging From Covid
£10,000	11/02/2021 12	The funding will enable the organisation to continue providing events and activities for people with severe mental health issues.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,400	22/09/2020	"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."
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Connections Support
£1,863	11/06/2020	Grant to Connections Group Exeter, " Connections"
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Group [Facilitator's Salary]
£10,000	15/10/2018 12	The project aims to stabilise the service which supports people living with mental ill health to participation in social activities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BENJAMIN F C WARREN Appointed: 2023

CHARLOTTE EALES Appointed: 2023

JANICE CURNOW Appointed: 2023

KATHRYN ANNE FOX Appointed: 2021

MICHAELA ROBINSON Appointed: 2023

SYLVIA HALL (Chair) Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2018, number: 1176763

Gift Aid

NOT 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
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

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR23: 9 days late, AR20: 12 days late,

Main office

c/o CoLab Exeter
Wat Tyler House
3 King William St
Exeter

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN EXETER (AND THE SURROUNDING AREA) WHO REQUIRE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY AND LEISURE FACILITIES WITH THE AIM OF RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF EXPERIENCING SERIOUS AND ENDURING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.

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