Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

SWINDON & WILTSHIRE PRIDE 

Swindon & Wiltshire Pride carry out the following activitiespromotes equality and diversity within the community, provides access to support groups via the event,works towards eliminating discrimination in relation to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender people via education, as a community event ensure it is accessible and free for all to attend. We operate in Swindon & Wiltshire.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • Over half the Board have joined 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
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/08/23£65,335£58,273£7,06260
31/08/22£45,156£31,094£14,06260
31/08/21?*£57,257£70,089£-12,83215
30/09/20*£25,936£8,667£17,26913
30/09/19£63,000£41,000£22,000100
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

https://www.swindonwiltshirepride.co.uk/

trustee2@swindonwiltshirepride.co.uk

07969267416

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/03/2019, number: 1182498
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • 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
5 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR20: 14 days late,
Main office

VOLUNTARY ACTION SWINDON
1 JOHN STREET
SWINDON
SN1 1RT

Objectives

C.1 TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (1) RAISING THE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO ALL ASPECTS OF DISCRIMINATION IN SOCIETY AND ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANS, QUEER, PLUS (LGBTQ+) PEOPLE; (2) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES (3) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY WHETHER BY SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS OR SERVICES OR PRODUCING MATERIALS; (4) PRODUCING A LGBTQ+ SUPPORT GUIDE OR UPDATING THE EXISTING ONE, AND COMMUNICATE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA STREAMS AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION (E.G. NEWSLETTER); (5) STAGING A RANGE OF EVENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, A MAIN PRIDE EVENT, POP-UP SHOPS, FUNDRAISERS, ATTENDING AND SUPPORTING OTHER PRIDESAND C.2 SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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