Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

ABILITY SPORTS AND SOCIAL (NORTH EAST)

Ability Sports and Social supports Adults with a wide Variety of Learning and Physical Disabilities by giving them access to a wide Variety of Sporting and Social Activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

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
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 3 years and the current period appears to have been extended
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		£22,188	£24,921	£-2,733	2
31/07/22	*	£47,100	£35,139	£11,961	2
31/07/21	*	£310	£60	£250	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

irenestorey@msn.com

07751422305

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who supports 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 - Mens Mental Health Weekly Lunch
£9,720	10/09/2021	The project will use the funding to provide a weekly lunch and activity sessions for men of all ages including many with disabilities. This aims to support men during the pandemic helps to reduce ....more The project will use the funding to provide a weekly lunch and activity sessions for men of all ages including many with disabilities. This aims to support men during the pandemic helps to reduce isolation and improve emotional and mental health and wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,750	24/08/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

IRENE STOREY Appointed: 2021

JAMES TATE Appointed: 2021

MICHAEL DONNELLY Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/03/2020, number: 1188381

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR22: 55 days late, AR21: 13 days late,

Main office

22 BEECH DRIVE
GATESHEAD
NE11 9PD

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIST SUPPORT AND SPORTING OR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT LIVING

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