Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 3

BETTER TOGETHER COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUP® FOR STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NUL

Workshops, toddler groups, infant feeding and new mum support, tackling loneliness, community cafe, food provision, signposting advise and further support

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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 ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
05/04/23		£91	£84	£7
05/04/22		£70	£67	£3

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.bettertogethercommunitystoke.org

Bettertogethercommunity@outlook.com

07769293936

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

New Philanthropy Capital (NPC)	£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£12,500
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£3,796

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Better Together Community Support Group
£1,581	21/10/2023	We would like to provide food parcels and a community café for our service users. We promote physical and mental wellbeing, and help to tackle loneliness and social exclusion.
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Better Together Community Support Group for Stoke-on-Trent and NUL
£5,000	07/06/2023	The funding is for an open access community fridge project which provides essential food and hygiene products for local residents in need.
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) - Open Philanthropy Fund A
£15,000	14/02/2023	Unrestricted funding to tackle financial hardship
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Better Together Community Support Group
£2,215	22/10/2022	Our aim is to provide mental health support and awareness via carefully selected professionals in an accessible, comfortable and relaxing environment for all.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community in the middle
£10,000	29/04/2022	The funding will be used to continue with the provision of a service and space for residents where they can access a range of advice and information as well as activities. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to continue with the provision of a service and space for residents where they can access a range of advice and information as well as activities. The project aims to provide a support network via their community hub and to improve the education and wellbeing of service users.
National Lottery Community Fund - Together we can make a difference
£2,500	21/09/2021	The funding is to provide regular community walks for all ages and abilities to encourage people to get active socialise and connect with nature. It will also provide drop in sessions and future ....more The funding is to provide regular community walks for all ages and abilities to encourage people to get active socialise and connect with nature. It will also provide drop in sessions and future walks to alleviate loneliness and isolation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

DAVID CLEWES Appointed: 2020

JO SOMOGY Appointed: 2020

PAUL MARTIN DEAKES Appointed: 2020

PAUL MICHAEL DENIS DOBSON (Chair) Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/03/2021, number: 1193906

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

14 Ashcroft Avenue
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST4 6LZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN STOKE-ON-TRENT AND STAFFORDSHIRE, BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY; 2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN STOKE-ON-TRENT AND STAFFORDSHIRE BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.”3) TO FURTHER BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF STOKE-ON-TRENT AND STAFFORDSHIRE AND ITS ADJOINING AREAS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

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