Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE WIDER WORLD PROJECT

The Wider World Project (WWP) is a project for young people and young adults with additional support needs, aged 16 plus years, living in County Durham. Participants plan, develop and engage in a range of activities and opportunities which develop skills, independence, self-esteem, confidence and promote inclusion and positive disability awareness.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

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		£119,206	£99,836	£19,370	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

thewiderworldproject@gmail.com

07907831677

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Durham,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
2 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
County Durham Community Foundation - WWP Warm Community Space
£1,000	22/02/2023	To provide a warm space.
County Durham Community Foundation - Wider Community Café
£1,982	30/01/2023	To support the Wider Community Café.
County Durham Community Foundation - Living Well Together
£5,000	26/09/2022	To support the Living Well' and 'Aging Well': project.
National Lottery Community Fund - POSITIVES MOVES!
£10,000	18/02/2022	The project will use the funding to provide activities community events one to one and group support to develop the confidence skills and independence of young people with additional support needs. ....more The project will use the funding to provide activities community events one to one and group support to develop the confidence skills and independence of young people with additional support needs. This aims to reduce isolation and improve mental wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

LINDEL CARRE Appointed: 2022

CHRISTOPHER DAVID HILL Appointed: 2021

DOROTHY WILKS Appointed: 2022

JULIE POUTON Appointed: 2021

LINDA PENNINGTON (Chair) Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/12/2021, number: 1196896

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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

Belmont Community Centre
Sunderland Road
DURHAM
DH1 2LL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16 AND OVER WITH A DISABILITY AND/OR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS LIVING IN COUNTY DURHAM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ADDITIONAL NEEDS THROUGH PROVIDING SUPPORT, ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR CONFIDENCE, OPPORTUNITIES, SKILLS, INDEPENDENCE, CAPACITIES, AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDIVIDUALS.

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