Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 8

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

All female board: -3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

DOWNHAM DEMENTIA

Downham Dementia works with people diagnosed with Dementia and their care givers. It provides a regular social cafe provides advice support information and signposts onto services that may assist them. It also organises social activities. This activity occurs in Downham Market and the surrounding villages.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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		£19	£25	£-6	n/a
31/03/23	*	£26	£23	£3	n/a
31/03/22		£19	£6	£13	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.downhamdementia.co.uk

WESTROPJD@AOL.COM

01366383454

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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
People's Health Trust - Friends sitting together
£3,646	10/05/2022	This two-year project, based in Downham Market, a market town in Norfolk, is an existing service providing an open cafe for people with dementia and their care givers to come together and make friends in a positive environment, tackling the social ....more This two-year project, based in Downham Market, a market town in Norfolk, is an existing service providing an open cafe for people with dementia and their care givers to come together and make friends in a positive environment, tackling the social isolation that many people in these groups may experience. The café runs twice a week and participants can join in with a range of activities, or just sit and have a chat.
National Lottery Community Fund - Downham Dementia
£5,450	07/01/2022	The funding will be used to continue the group's delivery of advice support and social activities for people living with dementia and their care givers. The project aims to reduce isolation improve quality of life and support wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JACQUELINE WESTROP Appointed: 2021

JANET PIKE Appointed: 2022

JOAN ALFRED (Chair) Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/08/2021, number: 1195466

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 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

3 returns made; AR23: 11 days late,

Main office

16 CHURCHILL WAY
PARK LANE ESTATE
DOWNHAM MARKET
PE389RS

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN DOWNHAM MARKET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO HOLD REGULAR MEETINGS TO PROVIDE STIMULATING EXPERIENCES THROUGH RECREATION. TO PROVIDE OUTSIDE SOCIAL TRIPS AND TO GIVE PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT HELP AND ADVICE.

Data Sources

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