Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

ACTS OF KINDNESS COMMUNITY (SOLENT)

Acts of Kindness Community (Solent) help those in the community that need support. We identify those that need support by working with organisations such as Social Services to offer support where necessary. We identify those living in poverty in the Solent area, as well as offer support by way of Community projects and Acts of Kindness. We believe heavily in Partnership working to do this.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely 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
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
31/12/23		£143,393	£147,011	£-3,618	60
31/12/22		£107,816	£104,147	£3,669	60
31/12/21?		£113,485	£128,451	£-14,966	120
09/12/20	*	£253,797	£192,667	£61,130	200
09/12/19		£21,711	£16,160	£5,551	40

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

https//aok.community

jan.aps@aoksolent.co.uk

023 9381 2868

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Hampshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Acts of Kindness Community (Solent)
£3,844	23/10/2021	We will provide food and essentials to those in the community who are struggling and in crisis. We will support them through the most difficult times of their lives.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Response Foodbank
£25,000	18/06/2020 6	Acts of Kindness CIO will use this funding to provide an emergency food bank service in Gosport Fareham and Porchester set up to replace the normal food bank in this area which has had to close as a ....more Acts of Kindness CIO will use this funding to provide an emergency food bank service in Gosport Fareham and Porchester set up to replace the normal food bank in this area which has had to close as a result of Covid-19. The funding will be used to cover staff costs and purchase food

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DONNA TERESA RICKARD Appointed: 2024

JAYNE KEEPENCE Appointed: 2023

JANET AILSA APS (Chair) Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/09/2018, number: 1180072

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 177 days late,

Main office

Unit 7
Gosport Business Centre
Aerodrome Road
GOSPORT
Hampshire
PO13 0FQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, BEING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE: 1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY CAUSED BY A CRISIS OR TRAUMATIC CHANGE OF LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES, FOR THOSE IN NEED BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE SOLENT AREA. 2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, BY PROVIDING ONE-OFF ESSENTIAL ITEMS THAT WILL ENABLE THOSE IN NEED TO CONTINUE THEIR SCHOOLING, EMPLOYMENT OR CARING DUTIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE RESIDING WITHIN THE SOLENT AREA. 3) TO RELIEVE AND SUPPORT PERSONS, IN THE SOLENT AREA, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (BENEFICIARIES) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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