Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

MY HOME LIFE CHARITY 

For the public benefit of frail older people living and dying in care homes, or other long-term care settings: Keeping the evidence base for best practice, Listening to the voices of frail older people, Funding practice-based research, Disseminating evidence-informed messages, Co-creating new ways of working, Supporting MHL partners, Sharing knowledge, expertise, information and statistics.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is 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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/07/23£75,276£86,677£-11,4010
31/07/22£150,265£98,110£52,1556
31/07/21£11,000£1,079£9,9217
31/07/20*£25,000£1,050£23,9500
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.myhomelife.org.uk

j.meyer@city.ac.uk

+441483451554

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social & legal advocacy
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Australia, Germany, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

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
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to My Home Life Charity
£20,000 15/04/2020
12
Covid-19 Care Platform
Dunhill Medical Trust - Intergenerational Linking project - Delivery
£635,740 04/09/2019
36
Promoting young people’s engagement with care homes for older people through the care Home Friends & Neighbours framework

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 22/01/2020, number: 1187498
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR20: 24 days late,
Main office

MELFORD HOUSE
CROWN HEIGHTS
GUILDFORD
GU1 3TX

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE CARE OF OLDER PEOPLE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN LONG TERM CARE AND SUPPORT AND CARERS TO LEARN HOW TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR FRAIL OLDER PEOPLE LIVING AND DYING IN CARE HOMES, OR OTHER LONG-TERM CARE SETTINGS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING RESEARCH, SHARE BEST PRACTICE AND BY PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IN RELATION TO: A) POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE CARE OF OLDER PEOPLE AND B) TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT INEQUALITIES FOR THOSE LIVING, DYING, VISITING, AND WORKING IN LONG TERM CARE AND SUPPORT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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