Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +5

SMALL ACTS OF KINDNESS TRUST 

Our mission is to reduce the negative impact of loneliness and isolation on the physical and mental wellbeing of older people particularly those who are cold in their homes. We operate across Hertfordshire and are expanding elsewhere. Our primary activity is sourcing and distributing free of charge practical Warm in Winter gift bags and helpful information packs to our recipients.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 6 years

http://smallactsofkindness.co.uk

info@smallactsofkindness.co.uk

01923372717

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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
31/12/22£219£225£-7n/an/an/an/an/a450
31/12/21£236£195£42n/an/an/an/an/a350
31/12/20£133£137£-4n/an/an/an/an/a300
31/12/19£123£109£14n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/12/18£44£15£28£0£0£0n/a0150
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 450 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Suffolk,

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
Hertfordshire Community Foundation£35,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Co-Operative Group£7,203
The Grocers' Charity£4,922
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Small Acts of Kindness
£1,837 21/10/2023
This year our Warm in Winter bags project focuses on 'Heat the Person not the Home'. We aim to buy 1,000 more packs of soup, porridge, hot chocolate, teas, coffee, to keep older people warm at home.
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Small Acts of Kindness
£4,922 07/12/2022
to support the sourcing of products, packing and distributing of 156 Warm in Winter Gift Bags (£32 per bag) to lonely, cold and vulnerable older people across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Warm in Winter Gift Bags
£10,000 13/05/2022
The funding will be used to source pack and distribute warm packs consisting of essentials and literature on support services to lonely and isolated older people. The project aims to provide ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Small Acts of Kindness
£5,366 23/10/2021
We will source and distribute free gift bags containing essential items to keep warm and practice wellbeing, and information about activities and services for local older people.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Small Acts of Kindness Trust
£20,000 29/03/2021
Grant to Small Acts of Kindness Trust
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Small Acts of Kindness Warm in Winter Gift Bags
£5,000 23/02/2021
Grant to Small Acts of Kindness Trust
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Mental Health Wellbeing Packs
£5,000 01/06/2020
Grant to Small Acts of Kindness Trust
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - COVID-19 Wellbeing Rescue Bags
£5,000 20/04/2020
Grant to Small Acts of Kindness Trust
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Small Acts of Kindness Ambassador Clubs - pilot
£9,990 21/02/2019
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Funding for warm in winter gift bags and project costs for a pilot scheme of Small Acts of Kindness ambassadors to promote the gift bags.
The Funding Network - Warm in Winter Gift Bags
£3,562 13/09/2018
Source and distribute gift bags containing essential practical keep warm items, hot drink packs and information to older people on Hertfordshire who struggle to keep warm in their homes.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/05/2018, number: 1178546
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

HOLD EVERYTHING
207 REGENT STREET
LONDON
W1B 3HH

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITHIN HERTFORDSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE IN ENGLAND AND WALES WHO ARE IN NEED BECAUSE OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY:I) SOURCING AND DISTRIBUTING PRACTICAL CHARITABLE GIFTS TO THOSE REFERRED TO ABOVE WHICH CAN RELIEVE THEIR HARDSHIP, NEEDS OR DISADVANTAGE;II) ENGAGING LOCAL PEOPLE WITHIN THE CIO’S AREAS OF OPERATION IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE ABOVE GIFTS IN WAYS THAT CAN CREATE AND STRENGTHEN SOCIAL CONNECTIONS; ANDIII) BUILDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LOCAL AGENCIES, ORGANISATIONS, GROUPS, INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CIO’S AREAS OF OPERATION THAT ENABLE COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE THE FACTORS THAT LEAD TO ISOLATION AND LONELINESS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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