Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 8

MEDWAY PUZZLES

In May 2019 a group of parents decided to form a new autistic group called Puzzles. Based in Medway and covering Kent, we go out every Friday with our members to places such as bowling, skiing, tobogganing, cinema and much more. We aim to bring families together to share experiences, meet others and spend social time with others who understand them.

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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:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£74,517	£73,356	£1,161	40
31/03/22		£106,990	£104,215	£2,775	38

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.medwaypuzzles.com

paul.harper@medwaypuzzles.co.uk

07506114611

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent, Medway,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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

Henry Smith Charity	£26,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000
Sport England	£6,838
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,657

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Puzzles
£16,000	06/12/2022 24	towards two years' running costs of an organisation providing help to families supporting adults with autism, people with a disability and those with other long-term health conditions in Kent.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Medway Puzzles
£2,657	22/10/2022	We wish to run sports, recreation and outreach support activities for children, families, and adults with learning disabilities to improve physical health and mental wellbeing and reduce isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Medway Puzzles making it happen
£10,000	02/09/2022	The funding will be used to run social and support activities and an advice service for benefits debt and employment issues for people living with autism. The project aims to reduce the feeling of ....more The funding will be used to run social and support activities and an advice service for benefits debt and employment issues for people living with autism. The project aims to reduce the feeling of isolation build friendships and improve their wellbeing.
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Making it happen, Disability Sport
£6,838	27/03/2022	This project will be for members of Medway Puzzles who have stated that they wish to try activities such as archery, badminton, snooker, darts, ice-skating, water sports, swimming and other team ....more This project will be for members of Medway Puzzles who have stated that they wish to try activities such as archery, badminton, snooker, darts, ice-skating, water sports, swimming and other team based indoor sports.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	16/09/2021	to increase capacity to support the growing needs of members (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - POP (puzzles outreach programme)
£10,000	18/06/2021	The funding will be used to deliver a programme of support and engagement activities for children adults and families living with Autism. The project aims to reduce the isolating effects of the ....more The funding will be used to deliver a programme of support and engagement activities for children adults and families living with Autism. The project aims to reduce the isolating effects of the pandemic help reinstate routine and improve wellbeing.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Puzzles
£10,000	18/03/2021	towards one year's running costs of a project providing support, activities and outreach for people with autism in Kent.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AMANDA-JANE LOUISE BIRCH (Chair) Appointed: 2022

ANGELA MARY GLOVER Appointed: 2022

MAXI MARIE CARD Appointed: 2020

NICOLA JANE LEAHY Appointed: 2022

PAUL MARTIN HARPER Appointed: 2020

TRACEY LOUISE REA Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/12/2020, number: 1192687

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; AR23: 34 days late,

Main office

1 Maple Street
SHEERNESS
Kent
ME12 1XH

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CG IS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLEFROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDEDAND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETYFOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OFSOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDINGALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION,BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT;RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASICHABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTOSOCIETY)

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