Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 3

MINEHEAD DEMENTIA ACTION ALLIANCE

Aims:To support people with memory loss and their carers in the Minehead area.To maintain community involvement by providing a range of activities.To raise awareness of dementia by working with local businesses, organisations and the general public.

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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:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
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
30/11/23		£18,872	£7,626	£11,246	11
30/11/22	*	£3,089	£4,110	£-1,021	14

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

MineheadDAA.org.uk

mineheaddaa@gmail.com

07525495022

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
11 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Minehead Dementia Action Alliance
£2,116	21/10/2023	We wish to provide more activities for our groups, such as expert talks on dementia, keeping safe and well, crafting tuition and materials, and group games equipment. We also need to hire venues.
Somerset Community Foundation - Day trip to Exmoor for people with dementia and their carers
£300	24/08/2022	Grant to Minehead Dementia Action Alliance
Somerset Community Foundation - Making Minehead a dementia friendly community
£1,000	14/01/2022	Making Minehead a dementia friendly community by running several activities a month

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DELLA PAINE Appointed: 2023

EMILY J FELDBERG (Chair) Appointed: 2021

FRANK DAVID TALLING Appointed: 2021

KATE WEBB Appointed: 2021

SANDRA HENDRY Appointed: 2023

SUSAN MEW Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/2021, number: 1196795

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; AR22: 145 days late,

Main office

3 South Park
Minehead
TA24 8AL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN MINEHEAD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY:PROVIDING ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA TO IMPROVE THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING , AND TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE;PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND MUTUAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS;GIVING PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS A VOICE, AND ENABLING THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY;RAISING AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY OF DEMENTIA BY GIVING TALKS, USING MEDIA COVERAGE AND BY OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.ENGAGING WITH BUSINESSES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN AND AROUND MINEHEAD TO RAISE AWARENESS OF DEMENTIA AND TO SEEK THEIR SUPPORT.LIAISING WITH LOCAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDERS, TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS, AND ENCOURAGING THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA;HELPING PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS TO ENGAGE EFFECTIVELY WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS;LIAISING WITH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL DEMENTIA CHARITIES TO ENSURE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA, AND THEIR CARERS, IN THE MINEHEAD AREA ARE MET.

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