Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 14

FRIENDS OF STOUR CONNECT

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit in the areas of Sturminster Newton, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Sherborne and Blandford, and surrounding villages by preventing people from becoming socially isolated.Our projects include Stour-Shed, a member of Mens Shed UK, hot lunch delivery service, adapted sporting facilities, specialist Job Club for people with additional needs

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
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
31/12/22	£110,376	£111,151	£-775	20
31/12/21	£94,687	£95,453	£-766	12
31/12/20	£98,000	£65,000	£33,000	60
31/12/19	£35,541	£22,187	£13,354	25

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

friendsofstourconnect.org

admin@friendsofstourconnect.org

01258 471359

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Dorset,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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	£34,759
Masonic Trust	£15,000
Dorset Community Foundation	£5,000
The Foyle Foundation	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000	01/06/2022	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Dorset Community Foundation - Meals on Wheels delivery costs
£5,000	10/02/2022	Supporting meals on wheels service in Shaftesbury for older, isolated residents, largely living alone
National Lottery Community Fund - Friends of Stour Connect Core and Development costs
£15,272	26/02/2021 5	The funding will be used to contribute to the organisation’s core costs and development of their work which focuses on promoting social inclusion for older people and people with disabilities.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core Costs - Disability
£750	19/10/2020	Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid19 Action Group Sturminster Newton
£9,487	22/04/2020 3	A project to support vulnerable people in a rural community during the Covid-19 crisis. Services include food and medical deliveries befriending and financial advice.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,000	04/02/2020	towards Life is for Living, a social cafe and support service for people living with dementia and their families/carers during the yearend December 2020
National Lottery Community Fund - Management of Friends of Stour Connect
£10,000	11/07/2019 12	The funding will be used to hire a member of staff who will help the group deliver positive social activities and training for people who are living with disabilities and other issues. The project ....more The funding will be used to hire a member of staff who will help the group deliver positive social activities and training for people who are living with disabilities and other issues. The project aims to bring people together and help them reach their potential.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNE RICH Appointed: 2020

HELEN EILEEN REED Appointed: 2021

KIM MARTIN RILEY Appointed: 2022

MICHELLE PRATT Appointed: 2018

RICHARD LONG Appointed: 2022

ROY GEORGE FULLER Appointed: 2022

TIMOTHY WILSON Appointed: 2022

GERALD ROSE Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: THE CHARITY OF WILLIAM WILLIAMS, NORTH DORSET COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT NORDCAT,

NIGEL PAUL BIGGS Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: NORTH DORSET COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT NORDCAT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/08/2018, number: 1179693

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Stour Connect
Stour View Close
STURMINSTER NEWTON
Dorset
DT10 1JF

Objectives

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CIO ARE:TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE AREAS OF STURMINSTER, NEWTON, GILLINGHAM, SHAFTESBURY, SHERBORNE AND BLANDFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES OVER AND ABOVE THOSE PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING ELDERLY OR DISABLED (EITHER WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY OR A PHYSICAL DISABILITY).

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE AREAS OF STURMINSTER, NEWTON, GILLINGHAM, SHAFTESBURY, SHERBORNE AND BLANDFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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