Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 17

DON’T LOSE HOPE

To offer a means related counselling service for children, young people, families and other members of the community. We will also offer a support community cafe provision where anyone will be able to access support groups, workshops and advice with no charge. A garden area is also available for activities such as bushcraft, woodwork and gardening.

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
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
30/09/22	£252,818	£219,498	£33,320	74
30/09/21	£191,577	£132,813	£58,764	45
30/09/20?	£191,577	£132,813	£58,764	48
31/03/19	£76,037	£61,333	£14,704	45

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.dontlosehope.co.uk

enquiries@dontlosehope.co.uk

01778 420762

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Lincolnshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
74 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£72,000
DCMS	£9,900
Lincolnshire Community Foundation	£7,925
CAF	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£4,651

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Don't Lose Hope- Bourne Community Garden
£66,000	27/01/2022	The funding will be used to continue and manage a community garden that will benefit local people and aid preservation and promote good emotional and mental wellbeing. The group will host activities ....more The funding will be used to continue and manage a community garden that will benefit local people and aid preservation and promote good emotional and mental wellbeing. The group will host activities such as planned workshops community voluntary services and a MenShed.
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Don't Lose Hope CIO PHP Community Impact Fund
£5,925	21/12/2021	Wellbeing Activity Provision
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Don't Lose Hope
£4,651	23/10/2021	We are looking to buy equipment for our repair shop-style community shed.
HM Revenue & Customs - SME Brexit Support Fund
£2,000	22/07/2021	Funding provided for Professional Advice Grant
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,900	24/07/2020	"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 ....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."
CAF - Grant to Don't Lose Hope
£5,000	01/06/2020 3	Grant to Don't Lose Hope to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Don't Lose Hope Mobile Shop and Support
£6,000	22/05/2020 1	The funding will be used to provide essential provisions and telephone support to older and vulnerable people. The project aims to supply emergency items to people during the COVID-19 pandemic and ....more The funding will be used to provide essential provisions and telephone support to older and vulnerable people. The project aims to supply emergency items to people during the COVID-19 pandemic and enhance their emotional well-being.
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Don’t Lose Hope Bourne Covid Project
£2,000	20/03/2020	Cost of adapting vehicle to enable the provision of food
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Ear' for you
£8,600	30/01/2019 12	This funding will be used to run group support sessions for people living with ill mental health, aiming to provide an informal listening service.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CATHERINE JOHNSON (Chair) Appointed: 2018

JUDITH IRENE FELLOWS Appointed: 2018

JUSTINE MUTTON Appointed: 2019

LISA CROWTHER Appointed: 2019

ROGER MOORE Appointed: 2022

STEPHEN HOWARD Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/06/2018, number: 1178839

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

06/10/2022 - Asset transfer in from THE WELL HEAD CENTRE
16/02/2023 - Asset transfer in from COMMITTEE FOR KESTEVEN CHILDREN IN NEED

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE WELL HEAD CENTRE on 06/10/2022
Asset transfer in from COMMITTEE FOR KESTEVEN CHILDREN IN NEED on 16/02/2023

Main office

Dont Lose Hope
4 North Street
BOURNE
PE10 9EA

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC, IN THE BOURNE AREA OF LINCOLNSHIRE, BY FACILITATING THE PROVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN AFFORDABLE COUNSELLING SERVICE.

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