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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteer base +3
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    THE DORCAS DRESS PROJECT

    The object of the CIO is the relief of financial hardship anywhere in the world by providing sewing equipment, training and support to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient and to do so using Christian values and for the public benefit.
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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

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • 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
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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit    		 Volun-
    teers
    31/03/24£26£14£12n/a
    31/03/23£10£11£-1n/a
    31/03/22£16£18£-3n/a
    31/03/21£13£6£7n/a
    31/03/20£1£1£0n/a
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    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 7 years

    www.dorcasdressproject.org

    dorcasdressproject@gmail.com

    07590264246

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
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    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Religious Activities
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Christian religious associations
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England,
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • The General Public/Mankind

    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 - Welcoming Asylum Seekers in our village with dressmaking
    £6,210 21/04/2023
    The funding will be used to provide sewing classes to asylum seekers. The project aims to integrate asylum seekers in the wider community through activities which will provide new skills and improve English.
    Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
    £5,631 05/05/2022
    Covid response
    National Lottery Community Fund - Virtual Support and Learning Hubs
    £10,000 13/11/2020
    6
    The funding will be used to deliver virtual workshops where BAME members of the community will gain new skills in textiles dress making budgeting and enterprise whilst developing language and communication skills.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • HELEN BARBARA JACOBS Appointed: 2024
    • KOJO KEIGYA AMOASI Appointed: 2022
    • NANA BOAKYE Appointed: 2022
    • OLUYOMI SEGUN Appointed: 2024
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/02/2018, number: 1177034
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    37 Beanhill Road
    Ducklington
    WITNEY
    OX29 7XZ

    Objectives

    THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING SEWING EQUIPMENT, TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND TO DO SO USING CHRISTIAN VALUES AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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