Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 9

FORGET ME NOT MEMORY CAFÉ CHARITY

Stimulating cognitive & various physical activities for those have any memory issues, depressions or facing loneliness and their carers. Our services include various mind stimulating creative and practical activities and projects at different settings, such as in hospitals, care home, libraries etc. as well as outreach, help, advice, information & signposting to other health professionals.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
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
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£75,060	£63,518	£11,542	12
31/03/22?	£79,011	£77,378	£1,633	20
31/05/21	£64,161	£68,300	£-4,139	10
31/05/20	£88,154	£86,758	£1,396	10
31/05/19	£49,208	£46,783	£2,425	20

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

https://forgetmenotproject17.co.uk

forgetmenotproject17@gmail.com

07815688335

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Services for the elderly

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

City Of London, Newham, Sutton,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

City Bridge Trust	£30,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,990
Co-Operative Group	£3,685

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Forget me not memory cafe
£10,000	08/06/2022	Memory unpacked
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Forget me not project
£30,000	20/01/2022 36	£30,000 (3 x £10,000) over three years for arts and crafts sessions and related project overheads.
National Lottery Community Fund - The world is beautiful again
£9,990	25/06/2021	The funding will be used to deliver a variety of activity and support sessions to older people with memory issues mental health issues or a disability. The project will reduce isolation and improve ....more The funding will be used to deliver a variety of activity and support sessions to older people with memory issues mental health issues or a disability. The project will reduce isolation and improve mental and physical health. The project aims to support people during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Forget Me Not Memory Café
£3,685	24/10/2020	We would like to start a new memory café to provide cognitive and physical activities, along with help, advice and information.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	23/09/2020	"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."
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Living life to the full' cafe @ Artizan
£10,000	25/01/2019 12	The project will run a community café in a local library for people suffering from illnesses which affect their memory. The aim is to improve wellbeing and build on coping mechanisms.
National Lottery Community Fund - FORGET ME NOT MEMORY CAFÉ
£91,000	19/12/2018 36	The organisation will use the funding to hire a Chief Officer to continue running social cafes for people with dementia and their carers. The cafes give people the opportunity to take part in ....more The organisation will use the funding to hire a Chief Officer to continue running social cafes for people with dementia and their carers. The cafes give people the opportunity to take part in different activities that benefit their wellbeing, and provides an outreach service and carers support group. Funding would allow the Chief Officer to set up another two cafés, potentially serving 50 more people per week, and offering outreach at both.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADAM SHAW Appointed: 2022

FLORENCE NOSAYABA EJEMAI (Chair) Appointed: 2022

STEPHANIE MACDONALD Appointed: 2022

VIKAS KESARWANI Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/05/2018, number: 1178555

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

2nd floor
Cantium House
Railway Approach
WALLINGTON
Surrey
SM6 0BP

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS BY PROVIDING ACTIVITIES FOR COGNITIVE STIMULATION AND FACILITIES FOR RECREATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.

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