Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 10

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 11

ALWAYS COMMUNITY

Community Development

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
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
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£37,013	£49,692	£-12,679	8
30/06/22	£49,011	£25,733	£23,278	7
30/06/21	£12,981	£96	£12,885	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

https://alwayscommunity.co.uk

info@alwayscommunity.co.uk

01158965920

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£69,816
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£55,057
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000
Allen Lane Foundation	£4,600

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Cohesive Communities
£47,330	24/08/2023	This funding will be used to expand and evaluate a social events and activity programme which connects across communities and creates volunteering opportunities to improve community cohesion in ....more This funding will be used to expand and evaluate a social events and activity programme which connects across communities and creates volunteering opportunities to improve community cohesion in Nottingham City. The project aims to tackle hate crime incidents by influencing wider community cohesion built on the knowledge and experience of participants who have taken part in the events.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	28/04/2023	towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - Connected Communities
£9,990	28/07/2022	The funding will be used to connect different communities and local people with each other and with different cultures. Previous events have celebrated Russian Caribbean Chinese Turkish Hindu Sikh ....more The funding will be used to connect different communities and local people with each other and with different cultures. Previous events have celebrated Russian Caribbean Chinese Turkish Hindu Sikh Cuban Lithuanian Kazakhstan English Bengali Romanian Russian Ukraine and Angolan communities as well as hearing impaired and mental health support sessions. The project aims to support communities to thrive by increasing community cohesion celebrating diversity and building strong relationships between communities.
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Always Community
£4,600	05/11/2021	£4,600 single grant contribution towards a part-time Universal Credit Migrant Community Advice Worker in Nottingham.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Always Community
£55,057	30/09/2021	The Windrush Decision
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Communities
£2,500	13/08/2021	The funding will be used to bring people together for a multi-cultural meal bringing people with different backgrounds together to share insight into their communities and have a meal. The project ....more The funding will be used to bring people together for a multi-cultural meal bringing people with different backgrounds together to share insight into their communities and have a meal. The project aims to break down barriers between different communities and create a wider community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connected communities
£9,996	04/06/2021	The funding will be used to deliver a community cohesion project bringing together diverse communities and cultures to share food and conversation. The venues will include mosques Gurdwara Temples ....more The funding will be used to deliver a community cohesion project bringing together diverse communities and cultures to share food and conversation. The venues will include mosques Gurdwara Temples and other similar religious establishments. It will also include community centres and community groups with the aim of better understanding tolerance and respect amongst diverse communities.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

ALCOT WALKER Appointed: 2022

ADAM BAKER ADAM BAKER Appointed: 2023

COLIN HYDE Appointed: 2023

JACKIE BOWEN (Chair) Appointed: 2020

RUTH JANE IMESON RUTH JANE IMESON Appointed: 2023

TRACEY LLOYD TRACEY LLOYD Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/06/2020, number: 1189909

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
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

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

NBV Enterprise Solutions
6 David Lane
NOTTINGHAM
NG6 0JU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN NOTTINGHAM IN BY: (A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN ITS SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED DIVERSE COMMUNITIES;(C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

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