Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 22

TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT

Together Dementia Support provides support and therapeutic activities for people living with dementia, their carers and supporters in Manchester.We provide high quality activity and support groups to help people with dementia to maintain skills and hobbies, and to enable both them and their carers to make friends and maintain wellbeing.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 5 years
(9 years as a company)

www.togetherdementiasupport.org

sally@togetherdementiasupport.org

0161 226 7186

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Manchester City,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
75 volunteers

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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	£356,323
Tudor Trust	£90,000
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment	£54,109
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£18,250
Masonic Trust	£15,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£15,000
Sport England	£6,470

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Together Dementia Support
£18,250	18/10/2023	Purchase of a minibus for a charity which works with people suffering from dementia and their carers in Manchester
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000	15/03/2023	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	19/11/2021	Growing Stronger Together
National Lottery Community Fund - Sustaining and Developing Services to People Affected by Dementia
£346,323	18/11/2021	Together Dementia Support (TDS) provide support to people in Manchester and Trafford living with dementia. Through their activities the organisation helps to reduce isolation combat poor mental ....more Together Dementia Support (TDS) provide support to people in Manchester and Trafford living with dementia. Through their activities the organisation helps to reduce isolation combat poor mental wellbeing and provides positive activities that enables people to continue living life to the full. Funding will enable the group to continue to provide support to those living with dementia as well as their carers.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Together Dementia Support
£90,000	03/11/2021 36	over three years towards core salaries and associated costs at a charity supporting people with dementia and their carers in Manchester and Trafford
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Together Dementia Support
£5,000	21/10/2021	Towards the running costs of a dementia carer support service in Manchester.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Together Dementia Support
£10,000	29/07/2021	43% of salary costs for a Co-ordinator post for a dementia carer support service in Manchester.
National Lottery Community Fund - Training and Support for Dementia Carers
£10,000	27/05/2021	The funding will be used to employ a Dementia Carers Support and Training worker who will develop information and guidance needed by carers on a range of topics. The project aims to support people ....more The funding will be used to employ a Dementia Carers Support and Training worker who will develop information and guidance needed by carers on a range of topics. The project aims to support people during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Together Dementia Support - 16/04/21
£1,000	11/05/2021	Coming Out After Covid
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - Developing Dementia Services
£54,109	29/06/2020	1..develop services they provide to people with dementia in Trafford and Manchester 2..continue the influencing work that they do 3..develop and invest more in their training resources
Sport England - Exercising For Fun
£6,470	06/01/2020 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Exercising For Fun. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Exercising For Fun. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Community Fund - TOGETHER DEMENTIA SUPPORT
£357,535	25/03/2019 30	Funding for the project will go towards staff costs and training.
National Lottery Community Fund - Feel Good Club and High Five!
£10,000	27/09/2018 12	The funding will be used to deliver an exercise and activities programme for people affected by advanced dementia. This will aim to increase the offer of activities and reduce loneliness.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fab Forgetful Friends on the Road
£43,912	26/06/2018 12	The group will use the funding to purchase an accessible minibus to enable people living with dementia to attend group activities and improve their quality of life. The minibus will mean that they ....more The group will use the funding to purchase an accessible minibus to enable people living with dementia to attend group activities and improve their quality of life. The minibus will mean that they will be able to attend their sessions, especially the gospel choir which sings regularly at community events. The minibus will also be used for trips to the countryside, leisure centres, art galleries and other places of their choosing.
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - Games for the Brain group
£9,100	09/04/2018	Games for the Brain is a new group that encourages social interaction and physical activity. Most of the people who attend are living with dementia, but we are welcoming to older people who might ....more Games for the Brain is a new group that encourages social interaction and physical activity. Most of the people who attend are living with dementia, but we are welcoming to older people who might benefit from our activities.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-66

CHRISTOPHER JEFFREY SENEVIRATNE (Chair) Appointed: 2021

JOHN DEREK SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JOHN MICHAEL TUPMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

LISA JAYNE PEARSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Fundraiser

NICOLA FRANCES CAMPBELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Hr Manager

AMANDA WOODVINE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/11/2018, number: 1180628
Registered at Companies House on 30/08/2014, number: 09196411

Gift Aid

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Kath Locke Centre
123 Moss Lane East
Manchester
M15 5DD

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, INCLUDING THOSE SUFFERING FROM THE CONDITION AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.

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