Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Excess liquidity: -1
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 2

DEMENTIA MATTERS

Dementia Matters provides support services to people with dementia and other degenerative neurological disorders and their carers. The charity provides a home care and support service in the community, independent supported living houses, day centres, residential respite care, training, advice and information and advocacy.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£1,065	£1,185	£-120	£4	£1,680	£1,667	16.9	50	0
31/03/22	*	£1,149	£1,434	£-285	£1	£1,800	£1,783	14.9	49	4
31/03/21		£1,165	£1,471	£-306	£1	£2,085	£2,006	16.4	63	4
31/03/20		£1,745	£2,096	£-351	£23	£2,391	£2,313	13.2	100	0
31/03/19		£2,984	£3,390	£-406	£15	£2,742	£2,655	9.4	151	2
31/03/18		£2,497	£2,932	£-436	£0	£3,148	£3,057	12.5	146	0
31/03/17		£2,720	£3,031	£-310	£13	£3,605	£3,445	13.6	130	0
31/03/16		£2,521	£2,799	£-278	£14	£3,916	£3,873	16.6	133	0
31/03/15		£2,723	£2,754	£-30	£62	£4,194	£4,056	17.7	111	0
31/03/14	*	£2,868	£2,698	£170	£58	£4,224	£4,129	18.4	118	0
31/03/13		£2,824	£2,754	£70	£58	£4,054	£3,986	17.4	140	0
31/03/12	*	£3,499	£3,531	£-32	£61	£3,984	£3,894	13.2	173	0
31/03/11	*	£3,886	£4,073	£-187	£88	£4,016	£3,941	11.6	162	0
31/03/10		£3,832	£3,852	£-19	£81	£4,203	£4,124	12.8	155	0
31/03/09		£4,162	£3,938	£224	£73	£4,222	£4,122	12.6	154	0
31/03/08		£4,150	£3,468	£682	£79	£3,998	£3,805	13.2	151	0
31/03/07		£3,908	£3,575	£333	£73	£3,315	£3,245	10.9	160	0
31/03/06		£3,620	£3,457	£163	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£4,294	£2,975	£1,319	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£3,068	£2,627	£441	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 39%
Liabilities/Income: 101%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 16.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 30 years

www.dementiamatters.net

info@dementiamatters.net

01912171323

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£23,735
National Lottery Community Fund	£18,670
Sport England	£17,205
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - One more night at the Roxy
£8,685	10/05/2023	Dementia Matters will provide therapeutic activities sessions on Singing for the Brain with Supported Dancing.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Dementia Matters
£9,988	11/08/2022	Core costs for general charitable purposes including contribution for a part time project co-ordinator covering the core areas of cramlington and newcastle
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Strive to Thrive
£8,520	22/03/2022	This project will provide taster sessions to promote physical fitness to the local community to help provide support for mental health challenges.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Support
£8,670	21/01/2022	The project will use the funding to deliver weekly gardening activities for people with dementia and their carers and families. A peer support network and workshops from gardening specialists will be ....more The project will use the funding to deliver weekly gardening activities for people with dementia and their carers and families. A peer support network and workshops from gardening specialists will be provided with the aim to reduce isolation and anxiety and improve mental wellbeing.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Dementia Matters
£4,590	09/12/2021	Implementing a new gardening project for people with dementia and their support networks in Newcastle
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Dementia Matters
£9,157	18/11/2021	A pilot project of “Dementia Days” activities in Newcastle, Gateshead and Cramlington (Northumberland)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000	12/11/2021	Dementia Matters
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the organisations charitable purposes
£5,000	27/11/2020	the organisations charitable purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for people with dementia affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
£5,000	07/05/2020	Support for people with dementia affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for people with dementia affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
£5,000	07/05/2020	support for people with dementia affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - Dementia Advice Outreach Project
£10,000	13/03/2020 11	The funding will be used to run dementia support outreach sessions for people suffering from Dementia and their families . The project aims to tackle the issues associated with dementia, such as ....more The funding will be used to run dementia support outreach sessions for people suffering from Dementia and their families . The project aims to tackle the issues associated with dementia, such as isolation, loneliness, stress and depression.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000	28/05/2019	Northumberland Day Care Centres (Cramlington)
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Dementia Matters
£120,000	01/03/2019 36	Unrestricted funding.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Dementia Matters
£192,000	21/09/2018 36	Dementia Advice Centre
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Tovertafel magic table
£5,500	07/03/2017	Towards Tovertafel magic table
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Residential Respite Centre costs
£5,000	12/02/2016	Towards Residential Respite Centre costs

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 50-74

DAVID LOVENBURY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

DOUGLAS REID Appointed: 2024

DR ANDREW FAIRBAIRN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Doctor

JEANETTE SCOTT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Executive Director

KAMALJIT SIDHU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

LIONEL RODERIC JOYCE Appointed: 2021

WILLIAM WILSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/04/1995, number: 1045517
Registered at Companies House on 19/10/1994, number: 02980817

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 107 days late, AR22: 59 days late, AR14: 8 days late, AR12: 3 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR04: 29 days late,

Main office

DEMENTIA MATTERS
THE BRADBURY CENTRE
DARRELL STREET
BRUNSWICK VILLAGE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE13 7DS

Objectives

(A) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED AS A RESULT OF DEMENTIA OR OTHER DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, LEARNING, SENSORY OR OTHER PROBLEMS ARISING FROM AGEING, ILLNESS OR DISEASE; (B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY OF CARERS AND EX-CARERS OF SUCH PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES; (C) THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY TO ASSIST SUCH PERSONS TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS; (D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST CARERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING DEMENTIA AND OTHER ISSUES REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

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