Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

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:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently

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
30/11/23		£35	£29	£6	n/a

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

www.serendipitycreativewriters.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

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

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 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
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 explore their creativity and improve their mental ....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.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AMANDA RHODES Appointed: 2018

JAYNE SHEPHERD Appointed: 2024

KATHY TROUT (Chair) Appointed: 2024

MIRA FADEL Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

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

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

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

Watch Inspiring Videos

Save the upside down forest

Change the ending - the pain of Alzheimers

Help Dads in prison stay in touch with their children