Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 7

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

UPPER EDEN LINKING LIVES

Upper Eden Linking Lives is a befriending service aimed at adults who are experiencing loneliness or find themselves requiring some extra friendship and support, and this is provided through weekly home visits or telephone calls. We match volunteers with those who are referred to us and all volunteers are carefully selected, trained, and vetted.

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male

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
05/04/24		£18	£7	£11	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

https://linkinglives.uk

ashley.liston@gmail.com

01768351392

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Other congregations

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
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
Cumbria Community Foundation - Scheme Coordinator salary
£7,000	21/02/2023 11	Scheme Coordinator salary

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ASHLEY LISTON (Chair) Appointed: 2022

DR RAY PINNIGER Appointed: 2022

HANNAH FOX Appointed: 2022

NICK MORLEY Appointed: 2023

REV STEPHEN RADFORD Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/11/2022, number: 1201147

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

Winton United Church
Winton
Kirkby Stephen
CA17 4HS

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS; THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST PERSONS WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY BECAUSE THEY ARE HOUSE BOUND FOR ANY REASON, BUT IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE ELDERLY AND IN POOR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH, ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ONE-TO-ONE BEFRIENDING, AND THROUGH PROMOTING INITIATIVES WHICH PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION.

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