Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

GWENNIE'S GETAWAYS

Gwennie's Getaways provides respite holidays to those living with Dementia and other forms or Alzheimers and their carer/s.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why is the Board completely female?

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
31/12/23	£42	£33	£8	n/a
31/12/22	£12	£22	£-10	n/a
31/12/21	£38	£24	£14	n/a
31/12/20	£16	£14	£1	n/a
31/12/19	£10	£8	£2	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

gwenniesgetaways@gmail.com

07587080904

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£11,145
Co-Operative Group	£2,687
Sir George Martin Trust	£2,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Gwennie's Getaways
£2,000	09/11/2023	Core costs for Older People's Welfare
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Gwennie's Getaways
£2,687	22/10/2022	We will run dementia cafés for up to 10 people and their families/carers. We hope to run them at least once a month in a stable location, and would like to take them out and about too.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Gwennie's Getaways
£1,000	16/09/2021	Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Respite Holidays
£9,780	29/07/2021	The funding will be used to cover the cost of respite holidays in specially adapted caravans for up to 60 families who are caring for people with dementia. The aim of the project is to enable members their families and carers with a much-needed ....more The funding will be used to cover the cost of respite holidays in specially adapted caravans for up to 60 families who are caring for people with dementia. The aim of the project is to enable members their families and carers with a much-needed respite break and allows them opportunity to socialise and make friends with other people in similar circumstances.
National Lottery Community Fund - Memory Cafés
£1,365	13/07/2021	The funding will help to run weekly memory cafés for people with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. This will provide a safe space for people to forge friendships and combat loneliness as well as gaining support and network from people with ....more The funding will help to run weekly memory cafés for people with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. This will provide a safe space for people to forge friendships and combat loneliness as well as gaining support and network from people with similar experiences.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISON WATERWORTH (Chair) Appointed: 2019

JACQUELINE HILARY WILBER Appointed: 2023

JADE ALEXANDRA GEORGINA JONES B.A. HONS Appointed: 2019

JUSTINE ANN HAYWOOD Appointed: 2023

VICTORIA GREEN Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/06/2019, number: 1183782

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

29 The Lodge
Linthwaite
HUDDERSFIELD
HD7 5TG

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE SUFFERING ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA, THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS AND SUPPORT WORKERS BY PROVIDING A RESPITE HOLIDAY IN SPECIFICALLY ADAPTED CARAVANS AND MONTHLY SUPPORT SESSIONS.

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