Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

ALSAGER COMMUNITY SUPPORT

ACS provides a free and confidential drop-in service where volunteers offer help, support and information to local people in any kind of need. We operate a school uniform reuse scheme, lost property service, jobs board, as well as befriending, driving and shopping help for vulnerable and isolated people.

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 a grant maker recently
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 lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£19	£21	£-3

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

https://alsagercommunitysupport.org.uk

info@alsagercommunitysupport.org.uk

01270876605

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire East,

Who it helps

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

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Alsager Community Support Staffing Project
£382,074	21/08/2023	The funding will support Alsager Community Support to continue and expand delivery of a wide range of information advice emotional and practical support to the residents of Alsager in particular ....more The funding will support Alsager Community Support to continue and expand delivery of a wide range of information advice emotional and practical support to the residents of Alsager in particular targeting disadvantaged and vulnerable people. Support will seek to reduce social isolation improve mental wellbeing improve confidence and financial resilience provision of accessible support delivery at a hub in the centre of Alsager 5 days per week. ACS is a responsive charity whose aim is to create a community in which no one feels truly isolated in which everyone knows that when they need help they can turn to ACS and get a positive response. When other agencies have reduced their services in Alsager due to funding cuts ACS volunteers have covered the gaps.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

DAVID BLACK (Chair) Appointed: 2021

DR DAVID FIDAL Appointed: 2024

DR SARAH ANN FIDAL Appointed: 2024

JAYASHRI LOWE Appointed: 2021

JEAN SHEPHERD Appointed: 2024

LYNNE GAMMON Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/08/2022, number: 1200173

Gift Aid

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

19-21 Crewe Road
Alsager
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST7 2EW

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN THE TOWN OF ALSAGER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL HELP, SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ADVICE.2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN ALSAGER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING: ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

Data Sources

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