Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE GIFT WELLNESS FOUNDATION 

The relief of poverty and the promotion and preservation of good health among women and girls in such parts of the world as the trustees shall from time to time determine, by the provision of sanitary products that they would otherwise be unable to afford due to lack of means or education.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 5 years

zareenroohi1@gmail.com

07415895220

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
01/11/21£44,589£42,128£2,46139
01/11/20*£22,113£22,000£11335
01/11/19*£20,566£20,035£53112
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syria, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 39 volunteers

Who's supporting 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Addressing Period Poverty in Derby
£10,000 29/04/2022
This project will support marginalised women and girls in Derby's inner city who have limited or no access to sanitary products during their period. It will provide free non-toxic sanitary pads ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Periods Don't Stop for Pandemics
£10,000 07/05/2020
8
The funding will be used to provide and distribute sanitary products to vulnerable girls and women who are unable to access or afford essential period products as a direct result of the Covid-19 ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Let's Talk. Period.
£10,000 14/06/2019
12
The funding will be used to provide address period poverty. The project aims to improve awareness of menstruation and support young women within ethnic minority communities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/03/2019, number: 1182451
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR20: 201 days late, AR19: 5 days late,
Main office

63 GLADSTONE STREET
DERBY
63 Gladstone Street
DERBY
DE23 6PQ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE BY THE PROVISION OF SANITARY PRODUCTS THAT THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO AFFORD DUE TO LACK OF MEANS AND BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE USE OF SANITARY PRODUCTS AND MENSTRUATION AND PERSONAL HYGIENE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY WORKING WITH ESTABLISHED NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS, FOCUSING ON PROJECTS TO SUPPLY NON-TOXIC AND ETHICAL SANITARY PRODUCTS TO WOMEN AND GIRLS IN NEED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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