Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

SERENDIPITY CREATIVE WRITERS' GROUP

We are a mental health charity open to everyone; We provide a warm safe space for people to meet together, reducing loneliness and isolation, to write creatively about generic exercises (very much user led), although you do not have to be able to write. We talk and share experiences. Our two hour workshops and refreshments are free. We aim to improve mental health and aid better quality of life.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Financial Data ?

This charity has not yet lodged any accounts with the Charities Commission.

Established: 1 years

www.serendipitycw.org

soniazoref@hotmail.com

07751254609

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Kirklees,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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	£10,000
Department for Work and Pensions	£7,713
Sir George Martin Trust	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Serendipity
£2,000	29/06/2023	Core costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
National Lottery Community Fund - SERENDIPITY MINDFULNESS & CREATIVE WRITING
£10,000	24/06/2022	The funding will be used to hold free creative writing and mindfulness workshops in Kirklees. The two-hour workshops bring people together from different backgrounds and support participants to ....more The funding will be used to hold free creative writing and mindfulness workshops in Kirklees. The two-hour workshops bring people together from different backgrounds and support participants to explore their creativity and improve their mental wellbeing.The project aims to improve wellbeing and build relationships.
Department for Work and Pensions - CORNICHE CONSULTING ASSOCIATES LIMMITED
£2,170	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - CORNICHE CONSULTING ASSOCIATES
£5,543	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AMANDA RHODES Appointed: 2018

MARTIN HEMINGWAY Appointed: 2018

MIRA FADEL Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/12/2022, number: 1201197

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
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

Main office

4 FENAY LANE
ALMONDBURY
HUDDERSFIELD
HD5 8UL

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, POOR MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN YORKSHIRE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING SUPPORTED OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE AND PRACTISE CREATIVE WRITING

Data Sources