Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

SEACHANGE DEVON

Seachange Devon seeks to benefit the inhabitants of Woodbury, Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton and the surrounding area by the provision of facilities for the preservation and protection of good health and wellbeing, as well as of those in the interests of social welfare, regardless of age, infirmity or disability or financial circumstances, with the object of improving their conditions of life.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently
  • 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

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£493£509£-16n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.seachangedevon.org

help@seachangedevon.org

01395446896

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Postcode Local Trust£10,437
National Lottery Community Fund£9,351
Devon Community Foundation£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Devon Community Foundation - Grant to Seachange
£3,000 14/09/2022
Grant to Seachange
Postcode Local Trust - Enabling participation in activities for those hard to reach in the Community
£10,437 27/07/2022
Funding enabled weekly physical activities for inactive people, improving physical health, wellbeing and reducing isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Active Communities Together
£9,351 08/07/2022
The organisation will continue to deliver their multi-generational activities programme including singing dancing games exercises healthy eating and visits from guest speakers. The project aims to reduce isolation build friendships and improve ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DR RICHARD MEJZNER Appointed: 2021
  • IAN CHRISTIE Appointed: 2021
  • LOUISE MARIE JACQUES Appointed: 2021
  • SARAH JANE HICKS MBA (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • STEPHEN THOMAS Appointed: 2021
  • SUSAN TIBBITTS Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/11/2021, number: 1196379
Gift Aid
  • 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
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

3 EAST BUDLEIGH ROAD
BUDLEIGH SALTERTON
EX9 6HF

Objectives

THE CIO'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WOODBURY, EXMOUTH AND BUDLEIGH SALTERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA:1. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMES TO IMPROVE HEALTH.2. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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