Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

ELIZABETH HOUSE COOKHAM

Our aim is to provide support and companionship for the independent senior citizens of Cookham and the surrounding areas. We are a Day Centre where members come to share the company of others in a happy, fun and safe environment, to have a cooked lunch and to have the opportunity to enjoy stimulating physical and mental activities and be entertained by musicians and other live artists.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
  • 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/24£126£136£-10n/a
31/03/23£95£108£-13n/a
31/03/22£159£100£59n/a
31/03/21£49£79£-29n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

http://www.elizabethhousecookham.org/

manager@elizabethhousecookham.org

01628527621

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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Windsor And Maidenhead,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000 10/11/2021
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
National Lottery Community Fund - Delivering business as usual
£9,930 27/05/2021
The funding will be used by a day centre for senior citizens to deliver its activities in smaller bubbles during the covid pandemic. The project aims to improve the wellbeing of older vulnerable people through reducing isolation and helping with ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JENNIFER ELTON Appointed: 2019
  • JILL FIONA CRUSE Appointed: 2015
  • MARTIN JAMES SHEEHY Appointed: 2019
  • PAUL DAVID WEBB Appointed: 2023
  • SALLY JAMES Appointed: 2023
  • SARAH JANE RENTON Appointed: 2021
  • SUZANNE JANE SHELLABEAR Appointed: 2017
  • WILLIAM BROWN BENNETT Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/03/2020, number: 1188342
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ELIZABETH HOUSE COOKHAM on 05/06/2023
Main office

Elizabeth House
STATION HILL
COOKHAM
MAIDENHEAD
SL6 9BS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE AGED IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE WITHIN THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE AND IN PARTICULAR TO CATER FOR THOSE, AGED OVER 60, MAINLY LIVING IN COOKHAM AND DISTRICT, IN NEED OF DAY CENTRE CARE’ THAT IS PARTICULARLY THE LONELY, THE FRAIL AND THE ELDERLY; AND TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR THEIR NEEDS AND COMPANIONSHIP.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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