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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 11
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE RURAL COFFEE CARAVAN 

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit within socially isolated rural communities in Suffolk by preventing people becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society
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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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests 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
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/22£186,355£272,007£-85,652105
31/12/21£345,976£257,806£88,17050
31/12/20£280,391£194,660£85,73126
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.ruralcoffeecaravan.org.uk

info@ruralcoffeecaravan.org.uk

01379855338

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 105 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Suffolk Community Foundation£60,887
National Lottery Community Fund£54,648
DCMS£30,324
Masonic Trust£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000 09/10/2023
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
National Lottery Community Fund - Slow Cookers and Wearable Blankets for vulnerable people
£10,000 20/01/2023
The funding will be used to distribute cost saving items to households that are struggling to afford energy. The project aims to create warm spaces make people feel less lonely and isolated giving ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Rural Coffee Caravan
£1,499 23/10/2021
We would like to work with four rural communities to deliver free musical events. These would be uplifting, shared experiences that would be good for connection, community spirit and mental wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£30,324 22/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Rural Coffee Caravan Covid Response
£44,648 28/05/2020
6
The Rural Coffee Van Suffolk will use funding to cover staff and core costs in order to keep elderly people connected during this period. The project aims to provide access to online activities where ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - CRC x 3 months
£11,000 22/05/2020
3
To support 3 months core costs for the Rural Coffee Caravan.
Suffolk Community Foundation - CRC x 3 months
£6,696 13/05/2020
2
To support 3 months core costs allowing adapted delivery of services to rural communities during Covid 19.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Staying connected in this disconnected time
£4,966 15/04/2020
1
Staying connected in this disconnected time, a project run by the rural coffee caravan that is keeping people connected when rural village visits cannot be carried out. Covid19
Suffolk Community Foundation - MeetUpMondays Admin
£8,610 18/11/2019
2
Towards administrative support for MeetUpMondays.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Network Administration and development
£14,808 31/10/2019
16
To support a network administration to develop MUM and CAFE.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Network administration and development
£14,808 02/09/2019
16
To support a network administration to develop MUM and CAFE.
National Lottery Community Fund - Rural Coffee Caravan - Taking it further
£49,171 26/11/2018
36
Rural Coffee Caravan - Taking it further
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/01/2020, number: 1187423
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from RURAL COFFEE CARAVAN INFORMATION PROJECT on 22/11/2021
Main office

THE OLD SHOP
HARLESTON ROAD
WEYBREAD
DISS
IP21 5TU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN SOCIALLY ISOLATED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SUFFOLK BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER REASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SOCIALLY ISOLATED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SUFFOLK, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. 3) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING IN SOCIALLY ISOLATED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SUFFOLK, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SIGNPOSTING SERVICES. 4) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING IN SOCIALLY ISOLATED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SUFFOLK, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND ADVICE WITH A VIEW TO ALLEVIATING THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

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