Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 10

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 9

PLASMA OF HOPE

Plasma of Hope is a UK registered charity supporting individuals that are living with Sickle Cell Disease or other related illnesses. We advocate for people living with genetic blood disorders such as Sickle Cell and Thalassemia, and survivors of associated complications including stroke and other health issues resulting to disability. We also help their carers and those in their support network.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

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Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23?		£82,171	£79,120	£3,051	29
30/11/21		£41,887	£33,789	£8,098	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.plasmaofhope.org

info@plasmaofhope.org

03330502697

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

General outpatient health-care services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
29 volunteers

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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	£89,814
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£9,873
Heart Of England Community Foundation	£6,000
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000
Henry Smith Charity	£990

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - King's Coronation and Windrush Events
£9,170	06/04/2023	The funding will be used to deliver a two part event to celebrate the King's Coronation and the 75th anniversary of Windrush for people with Sickle Cell Disease and their families. The project aims ....more The funding will be used to deliver a two part event to celebrate the King's Coronation and the 75th anniversary of Windrush for people with Sickle Cell Disease and their families. The project aims to bring people together and amplify a sense of belonging and understanding of history.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Plasma of Hope
£9,873	08/06/2022	Heritage Trips for Disadvantaged Young People
National Lottery Community Fund - Plasma of Hope RC
£68,322	24/03/2022	The funding will be used to deliver befriending activities to beneficiaries living with Sickle Cell in Walsall and surrounding areas and to maintain core posts within the organisation. Plasma of Hope ....more The funding will be used to deliver befriending activities to beneficiaries living with Sickle Cell in Walsall and surrounding areas and to maintain core posts within the organisation. Plasma of Hope is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation established in August 2020 delivering support across Walsall Wolverhampton and Birmingham to anyone affected by Sickle Cell Disease. Activities are delivered across 5 strands: - Befriending & Wellbeing support providing an awareness of SCD and enabling beneficiaries to make positive lifestyle choices to better manage their condition thus reducing the risk of hospitalisation. - Practical support to collect medication shopping and transport to health appointments. Financial support providing funds for small household aids supporting people with SCD to manage better at home. - Employment support to engage with employers to provide an awareness of the condition and support to remain in employment or where this is not possible support to search for other roles/ identification of training. - Campaigning POH actively campaign to raise awareness of genetic diseases such as SCD and Thalassemia. The organisation have most recently been funded through NHS Black Country & West Birmingham CCG to raise awareness of the COVID vaccine in the Black Community which was picked up by the BBC news.
National Lottery Community Fund - Plasma of Hope Befriending Service
£2,500	05/10/2021	This project is to provide a befriending service to people who are living with genetic blood disorders such as sickle cell as well as their carers. The service is aimed reducing isolation and ....more This project is to provide a befriending service to people who are living with genetic blood disorders such as sickle cell as well as their carers. The service is aimed reducing isolation and loneliness within the community.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	16/09/2021	towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Plasma of Hope Befriending Service
£2,000	16/09/2021	in order to offer a befriending service to 8 individuals in Walsall living with a blood disorder.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Plasma of Hope
£990	03/08/2021	towards the costs of a trip to Blackpool for children living with genetic blood disorders from Walsall, West Midlands.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Plasma of Hope
£4,000	01/03/2021	Towards providing weekly online/phone befriending sessions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Plasma of Hope
£9,822	01/12/2020 5	The funding will be used to create a befriending and wellbeing support service for people living with sickle cell disease. The project aims to support people by helping them gain access to essential ....more The funding will be used to create a befriending and wellbeing support service for people living with sickle cell disease. The project aims to support people by helping them gain access to essential services which can improve their wellbeing and mental health.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

CLY KOFI Appointed: 2020

DR OLUSOLA DARAMOLA (Chair) Appointed: 2021

ELAD BONITO Appointed: 2023

JOYCE NGASSA Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/08/2020, number: 1190846

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

Plasma of Hope
Nash Dom Community Hub
Sun Street
Walsall
WS1 4AL

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH GENETIC BLOOD DISORDERS SUCH AS SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND THALASSEMIA AND SURVIVORS OF ASSOCIATED COMPLICATIONS INCLUDING STROKE AND OTHER HEALTH ISSUES RESULTING IN DISABILITY, PRIMARILY IN WALSALL, AND THEIR CARERS BY: A)PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE, INCLUDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON WELFARE BENEFITS, ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE. B)PROMOTING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF GENETIC BLOOD DISORDERS SUCH AS SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND THALASSEMIA. C)THE PROVISION OF GRANTS.

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