Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

DEMENTIA SUPPORT HAMPSHIRE & IOW 

Dementia Support - Hampshire & IOW provides emotional support, information and signposting for people living with dementia and their loved ones, in Hampshire & IOW.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
28/02/23£129,943£56,492£73,45110
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

www.mydementiasupport.org

support@mydementiasupport.org

0344 324 6589

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire, Isle Of Wight,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£243,333
The Foyle Foundation£7,000
Allen Lane Foundation£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Emotional Support; Information & Signposting
£223,333 27/09/2023
The funding will be used to provide a helpline and peer support group to provide emotional support to the community. The project aims to improve wellbeing reduce isolation and loneliness and build ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,000 18/09/2023
towards core costs over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - Peer Support for people living with dementia
£10,000 21/07/2023
The funding will be used to fund running costs to deliver support services for people with dementia and their carers/family members. The project aims to provide social and cognitive stimulation ....more
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Dementia Support - Hampshire & IOW
£2,000 11/07/2022
£2,000 single grant towards the salary of a Dementia Support Worker.
National Lottery Community Fund - Emotional support information and signposting for people living with dementia
£10,000 25/02/2022
The funding will be used to support people living with dementia and their family carers by providing emotional support information and signposting. It will look to support to reduce anxiety and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/02/2022, number: 1198042
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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

C/O One Community
12 Romsey Road
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 9AL

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS AND TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS THROUGH SUCH ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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