Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Qualified accounts: -3
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES

    - The relief of those in need, or other disadvantage through the provision of food, items, services and support to individuals in need.- The preservation and protection of good mental health and wellbeing to support children and families from socially and economically disadvantage.- The prevention of crime for the public benefit to reduce levels of crime and anti-social behaviour.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • The latest accounts were qualified
    • 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
    ?05/04/24£89£49£40n/a
    05/04/23*£5£0£5n/a
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 3 years

    www.supportingcommunitiescio.co.uk

    info@supportingcommunitiescio.co.uk

    07809536703

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Other welfare services
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities

    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
    BBC Children in Need£28,690
    National Lottery Community Fund£19,565
    Sport England£3,965
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - MH: Supporting Communities
    £9,834 28/07/2023
    This funding will be used to offer a responsive service and support and a mobile youth vehicle to pick up anti-social behaviour (ASB) referrals from local authorities and ASB teams. The project aims to provide a safe and engaging space for young ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Supporting Communities
    £28,690 28/03/2023
    24
    This grant will provide Core costs to a charity that provides mentoring and support to CYP experiencing multiple challenges, including deprivation and mental health issues. The intended outcome is to provide more early support to CYP.
    Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Supporting Communities Charity ToGetHer Fit
    £3,965 31/01/2023
    This project will focus on South Asian women aged 18+ who are inactive or less active who may have health issues and have limited opportunities to be active due to cultural reasons. The project will run exercise and fitness at a hired space in ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Community Development Hub officer
    £9,731 13/01/2023
    The funding will be used to fund a community development officer within the community centre in Normanton Derby. This is continuation funding and the role will act as a way of engaging the community and potential users as well as highlighting ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • BENJAMIN DAVID RIGBY Appointed: 2022
    • KIRK GIBBONS Appointed: 2022
    • LOKNATH CHAR Appointed: 2023
    • ROSS WILLIAM PODYMA Appointed: 2022
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/05/2022, number: 1198803
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Fundraising Regulator
    First registered: 07/17/2024, current status: Small charity
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity 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
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • 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
    2 returns made; AR23: 14 days late,
    Main office

    Supporting Communities
    3rd Floor
    86-90 Paul Street
    London
    EC2A 4NE

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, TO BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN DERBY, DERBYSHIRE, NOTTINGHAM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, STOKE, STAFFORDSHIRE AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF ENGLAND AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, ARE: · THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FOOD, ITEMS, SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.· THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND MENTORING TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FROM SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS.· THE PREVENTION OF CRIME FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY UNDERTAKING PROGRAMMES AND INITIATIVES WITHIN COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION DESIGNED TO REDUCE LEVELS OF CRIME AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    Charizone

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