Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 8

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

BAGS OF BLESSINGS

The relief of those in need by reason of financial hardship, youth, age, ill health, disability or other disadvantage, through the distribution of gift bags and toys to homeless people, users of food banks, refugees and residents and children in deprived areas in Nottinghamshire

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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
31/03/24	£33	£20	£13	n/a
31/03/23	£8	£19	£-11	n/a
31/03/22	£40	£23	£17	n/a
31/03/21	£6	£3	£3	n/a
31/03/20	£3	£1	£1	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

chrisshuter50@gmail.com

07821589191

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Nottinghamshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Postcode Places Trust	£12,780
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,166
Co-Operative Group	£5,951

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Postcode Places Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£12,780	31/07/2023	Funding enabled us to provide disadvantaged families with gifts for children, plus hygiene products and personal care packs for women.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bags of Blessings
£9,166	21/07/2023	The funding will be used as a contribution towards rent to enable the organisation to continue with its core work of distributing small donations to disadvantaged children. Donations consist of small gifts books and creative crafts donated by the ....more The funding will be used as a contribution towards rent to enable the organisation to continue with its core work of distributing small donations to disadvantaged children. Donations consist of small gifts books and creative crafts donated by the general public. They will also develop a hygiene hub distributing essential hygiene items donated from retailers. The project aims to alleviate the impact of poverty on those who are struggling financially.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bags of Blessings
£5,951	23/10/2021	We aim to give hope to underprivileged children by providing presents at Christmas, at the same time relieving pressure from impoverished carers and parents at the most expensive time of the year.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards gift bags for disadvantaged people at Christmas
£650	15/11/2019	Towards gift bags for disadvantaged people at Christmas.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

CATHERINE LORRAINE STONES Appointed: 2023

CHRIS SHUTER (Chair) Appointed: 2019

DEBORAH JACKSON Appointed: 2019

MICHELLE HECKFORD Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/03/2019, number: 1182290

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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

137 Standhill Road
Carlton
NOTTINGHAM
NG4 1JT

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BY PROVIDING ITEMS TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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