Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

WINCHESTER AND DISTRICT NEIGHBOURHOOD MEDIATION SERVICE 

To provide mediation services in the district of Winchester, in the area covered by Winchester City Council to resolve disputes predominantly between neighbours but also with any groups or persons(such as employees) likely to become involved in disputes or conflict and which may lead to acts of nuisance, vandalism, violence, abuse, unlawful activity or breakdown of public order.
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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 including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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£11,559£6,556£5,0036
31/03/22£13,463£6,121£7,3429
31/03/21£7,583£4,965£2,6186
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.winchestermediation.org

winchestermediation@yahoo.co.uk

07584 941 276

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 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 - PROMOTING HARMONY AND REDUCING STRESS
£2,565 01/07/2022
The funding will be used to help with the overall running costs of the charity. The project aims to ensure that conflicts between residents landlords and any other local dispute are handled ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£1,500 11/02/2021
towards core costs over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/11/2019, number: 1186154
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

16 City Business Centre
Hyde Street
Winchester
SO23 7TA

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL AREA OR COMMUNITY OF WINCHESTER AND DISTRICT, THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARDS MEDIATION, CONCILIATION OR RECONCILIATION AS BETWEEN PERSONS, ORGANISATIONS, AUTHORITIES OR GROUPS INVOLVED OR LIKELY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN DISPUTE OR INTER-PERSONAL CONFLICT BOTH GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, IN ANY SITUATION WHERE THAT DISPUTE OR CONFLICT RESULTS FROM OR MAY LEAD TO ACTS OF VIOLENCE, NUISANCE, VANDALISM, RACIAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE, UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY OR BREAKDOWN OF PUBLIC ORDER.(2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY IN THE SAID LOCAL AREA OR COMMUNITY OF WINCHESTER AND DISTRICT, IN THE PURPOSES AND METHODS OF SUCH MEDIATION, CONCILIATION OR RECONCILIATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF ANY SUCH DISPUTES OR CONFLICTS AND OF ALL MEANS OF MANAGING THEM FOR PURPOSES OF PEACEFUL RESOLUTION IN THE INTERESTS OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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