Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 8

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
Future income +5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
All female board: -3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

SOUTHAMPTON ACTION

Southampton Action runs regular public appeals to collect items, particularly but not exclusively clothing, shoes, household items, toiletries and camping equipment. Volunteers sort the donated items, which are then packed and delivered to order to refugees and asylum seekers in Southampton and also delivers items to refugee organisations working outside of the UK.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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
05/04/23	£7	£12	£-6	n/a
05/04/22	£13	£11	£3	n/a
05/04/21	£10	£7	£3	n/a
05/04/20	£6	£5	£0	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.facebook.com/southamptonaction

information@southamptonaction.org

07563 821416

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Hampshire, Southampton City,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Postcode Society Trust - Project Funding
£20,520	29/09/2023	Funding has facilitated a clothing bank for asylum seekers & vulnerable migrants and the provision of support services & social support.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHARLOTTE LOUISE MERRY Appointed: 2023

JESSICA HAWKINS Appointed: 2018

NICOLA JANE WALTERS (Chair) Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/11/2018, number: 1180540

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

October Books
189 Portswood Road
SOUTHAMPTON
SO17 2NF

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH AS PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN FINANCIAL NEED AS A RESULT OF SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE AND BY ASSISTING CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG SUCH PEOPLE.

Data Sources

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