Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE BOLTON GUILD OF HELP

The support of people in Bolton experiencing financial hardship and distress.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
31/12/23	£228,825	£284,459	£-55,634
31/12/22	£228,641	£251,225	£-22,584
31/12/21	£169,699	£151,283	£18,416
31/12/20	£154,488	£226,453	£-71,965
31/12/19	£0	£0	£0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

info@boltonguildofhelp.org.uk

01204524858

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Animals
Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Colleges and universities

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Bolton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Ministry of Defence	£48,063
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,500
Forever Manchester	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£9,696	22/02/2023	"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to:1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more "The Armed Forces Covenant aims to:1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed Forces community. 2) It aims to encourage all parties within a community to offer support to the local Armed Forces community and make it easier for Service personnel, families and veterans to access the help and support available from the MOD, from statutory providers and from the Charitable and Voluntary Sector. These organisations already work together in partnership at local level.3) the scheme is intended to be a two-way arrangement and the Armed Forces community are encouraged to do as much as they can to support their community and promote activity which integrates the Service community into civilian life. "
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£9,696	22/02/2023	"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to:1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more "The Armed Forces Covenant aims to:1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed Forces community. 2) It aims to encourage all parties within a community to offer support to the local Armed Forces community and make it easier for Service personnel, families and veterans to access the help and support available from the MOD, from statutory providers and from the Charitable and Voluntary Sector. These organisations already work together in partnership at local level.3) the scheme is intended to be a two-way arrangement and the Armed Forces community are encouraged to do as much as they can to support their community and promote activity which integrates the Service community into civilian life. "
National Lottery Community Fund - A Helping Hand
£9,500	25/11/2022	The organisation will use the funding to update their IT equipment and cover the running and staff costs to continue provision of early action and intervention support to people in crisis with the ....more The organisation will use the funding to update their IT equipment and cover the running and staff costs to continue provision of early action and intervention support to people in crisis with the aim of increasing capacity and managing increased demand due to increased cost of living.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£8,721	18/06/2021	For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£19,950	15/05/2020	to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
Forever Manchester - COVID 19 Emergency
£5,000	01/05/2020	Provision of essential household items and welfare advice
Bolton CVS - Grant to Bolton Guild of Help
£10,000	11/01/2019	Provide food and essential supplies to people in urgent need within the Borough

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

ERICA CLEAVELEY Appointed: 2024

GRACE BROADHURST Appointed: 2023

GILES DAVID MAKINSON Appointed: 2024

GLENNIS ASTON Appointed: 2019

JEANETTE WINSTANLEY Appointed: 2019

KATHERINE KAY Appointed: 2019

MARK JAMES PRESTON Appointed: 2024

MARK SLATER Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL HARRISON Appointed: 2019

RICHARD DAVIES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: None

RUTH RIGBY Appointed: 2019

TRACEY SLATER Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/04/2019, number: 1183115

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

09/09/2021 - Asset transfer in from THE MARTHA BENNETT LEGACY
05/01/2022 - Asset transfer in from LOUISA ALICE KAY FUND
05/01/2022 - Asset transfer in from BOLTON MOTHER AND CHILD WELFARE FUND
05/01/2022 - Asset transfer in from JOYCE ANN SMITH AND FRANK SMITH FUND
05/01/2022 - Asset transfer in from THE BOLTON GUILD OF HELP INCORPORATED

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE MARTHA BENNETT LEGACY on 09/09/2021
Asset transfer in from LOUISA ALICE KAY FUND on 05/01/2022
Asset transfer in from BOLTON MOTHER AND CHILD WELFARE FUND on 05/01/2022
Asset transfer in from JOYCE ANN SMITH AND FRANK SMITH FUND on 05/01/2022
Asset transfer in from THE BOLTON GUILD OF HELP INCORPORATED on 05/01/2022

Main office

BOLTON GUILD OF HELP
SCOTT HOUSE
27 SILVERWELL STREET
BOLTON
BL1 1PP

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN BOLTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD [THE AREA OF BENEFIT] AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION:(I) TO PROMOTE, ASSIST AND EXTEND CHARITABLE WORK IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND TO FOSTER ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENTS LIKELY TO RAISE THE STANDARD AND PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY; (II) TO FACILITATE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN CHARITIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS TO FURTHER THEIR BETTER CO-ORDINATION, AND (III) TO EFFECTIVELY DISTRIBUTE ANY AVAILABLE CHARITABLE FUNDS HELD BY THE CHARITY ON BEHALF OF OTHER CHARITIES AND WITHIN THE TERMS OF THOSE OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.