Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

GET ME OUT THE FOUR WALLS

Get Me Out The Four Walls offers peer support and informal social meets for parents/carers, living in Norfolk to overcome social isolation. Our social meets are organised by our team of volunteer Ambassadors. We offer support through information, advice, and guidance. We utilise the local network of voluntary sector and professional organisations to signpost towards additional support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/24£63£55£8n/a
31/03/23£56£63£-7n/a
31/03/22£56£38£18n/a
31/03/21£39£36£3n/a
31/03/20£105£102£3n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.getmeout.org.uk

INFO@GETMEOUT.ORG.UK

+44 7494 898998

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£19,974
Postcode Places Trust£15,500
DCMS£8,723
Suffolk Community Foundation£3,004
Norfolk Community Foundation£2,171
Woodward Charitable Trust£1,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Places Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£15,500 31/07/2023
Built sustainable volunteer base to enable the Charity to continue to support parents whilst upskilling volunteers and staff.
National Lottery Community Fund - The GMOTFW Hub - Community Engagement
£9,980 07/07/2023
The funding will be used to help support families at the groups hub by increasing volunteering opportunities training and development. The aim of the project is to prevent social isolation of the parents and children it supports and upskill its ....more
Norfolk Community Foundation - Great Yarmouth Engagement Pilot
£2,171 31/01/2023
To provide four social meets in Great Yarmouth during February and March 2023 for families.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£1,000 31/10/2022
Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Recruitment Drive
£9,994 14/01/2022
The funding will be used to recruit volunteers for this family support project in Norwich. The project aims to strengthen relationships within the community through the provision of peer support.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,723 08/07/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Online social events and one to one peer support
£3,004 16/04/2020
3
Online social events and one to one peer support for women challenged by prenatal, perinatal and postnatal mental health issues. Covid19
National Lottery Community Fund - Mums One Stop
£9,698 15/02/2019
12
The organisation will use funding to provide counselling and support for new mothers who may be suffering from maternal mental health problems. The project aims to bring new mothers together and provide a support group to avoid isolation and mental ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DR JOANNE HODGEKINS MILLS Appointed: 2024
  • ELEANOR ROSE MASON (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • FREDERICK JOHN BRADFIELD Appointed: 2023
  • LESLEY KAY BRADFIELD Appointed: 2022
  • ZOE WEBBER Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2018, number: 1177508
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

SEXTY & CO
124 THORPE ROAD
NORWICH
NR1 1RS

Objectives

To provide relief to parents and carers affected by social isolation, by means of peer support, advice, and the provision of social activities. To advance the awareness and education of the public in matters relating to mental health conditions, specifically during the Perinatal period, and mental wellbeing.To advance the health and education of parents and carers by providing information, advice and guidance about parenting and other support available.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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