Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

HEART SUPPORT

Weekly exercise and relaxation sessions for persons in Stockton, Billingham and Hartlepool with heart and circulatory conditions. Sessions led by BACPR level 4 qualified tutors. Sharing experiences in group discussions and social events provide practical support. Referrals from hospitals and GPs etc. and by self-referral with authorisation of fitness for exercise. Family and friends welcome.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£17£16£1n/a
31/03/22£17£14£3n/a
31/03/21£12£8£4n/a
31/03/20£20£14£6n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

heartsupportnth.org

HEATHER.BUNCE007@GMAIL.COM

01642653638

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Hartlepool, Stockton-on-tees,
Who it helps
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund - On Going Support for Cardiac Patients
£50,000 21/12/2022
This funding will be used to provide weekly exercise and relaxation sessions for adults with heart and circulatory conditions. The project aims to make lasting improvements to peoples lives and bring them together with their peers to establish ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Heart Support Regain & Maintain Fitness
£9,917 16/04/2021
The funding will be used to provide a programme of fitness classes and therapy for people diagnosed with or at risk of a cardiovascular condition. This aims to improve health and mental wellbeing.
County Durham Community Foundation - Let us Carry on Exercising
£4,795 10/09/2020
To support the Let us Carry on Exercising project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Back to Life in the Community
£10,000 07/03/2019
12
The project aims to reduce isolation among local cardiac patients and people at risk of heart disease and to improve their physical and mental health by providing them with a programme of exercise sessions, social activities, and events.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ARTHUR GILES ALEXANDER JEFFERSON YOUNG Appointed: 2023
  • ALAN ATKINSON Appointed: 2018
  • ANTHONY WALKER Appointed: 2020
  • DOREEN HARE Appointed: 2020
  • HEATHER ANNE BUNCE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Pharmacist
  • MADGE PRESTON Appointed: 2018
  • MICHAEL DICKEN Appointed: 2020
  • NEIL EDWIN FOWLER Appointed: 2023
  • SHEILA MAUREEN SARGENT Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/01/2019, number: 1181551
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR23: 35 days late,
Main office

42 Upsall Grove
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Cleveland
TS19 7BJ

Objectives

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH HEART AND CIRCULATORY CONDITIONS AND TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THEIR HEALTH. THE AREA OF BENEFIT FOR THE ORGANISATION IS PREDOMINATELY THE NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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