Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

FAIRFORD AND LECHLADE AREAS WORKING FOR WELLBEING 

The preservation and protection of good health and wellbeing of people in the rural communities of Fairford, Lechlade and district by promoting and supporting health and wellbeing activities. Providing social and community activities to increase confidence, social inclusion and community resilience. Helping people to access health care providers, organizations and charities that can help them.
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 including the Government recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • 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
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/22£22,211£32,938£-10,72741
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

working4wellbeing.org.uk

andyr@w4w.uk

01285711571

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 41 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
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Fairford and Lechlade areas Working for Wellbeing
£60,000 19/04/2023
Delivering help and advice for people in an isolated rural area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fairford and Lechlade Wellbeing Activities
£10,000 15/07/2022
The funding will be used to continue to run a range of engagement activities including digital skills workshops walks and drop-in coffee sessions where people can also obtain advice and information. ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/12/2021, number: 1197291
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Fairford Community Centre
High Street
FAIRFORD
Gloucestershire
GL7 4AF

Objectives

1.THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF FAIRFORD, LECHLADE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACTIVITIES.2.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF FAIRFORD, LECHLADE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); DISABILITY; DIGITAL EXCLUSION; PHYSICAL ISOLATION ARISING FROM LIVING IN A RURAL AREA WITH VERY POOR TRANSPORT FACILITIES, DISTANT FROM AND LACKING SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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