Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

JIGSAW (BURY)

Jigsaw is a member led organisation that aims to promote Fun, Freedom & Independence for disabled people in the Bury Metropolitan area. We support people to form and maintain friendships and enjoy an active social life. The social & sport activities and befriending scheme we coordinate aim to prevent social isolation, improve self esteem and community integration.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
30/09/23£120£138£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£139£125£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£127£78£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£122£117£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£144£152£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£163£178£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£157£158£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£152£150£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£143£153£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£144£120£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£83£105£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£93£103£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11*£95£97£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£95£97£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£78£79£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£92£82£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07*£179£110£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 18 years

www.jigsawbury.org

jigsaw@bury.gov.uk

01612536853

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bury,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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
Sport England£14,106
National Lottery Community Fund£8,803
The Grocers' Charity£4,984
Masonic Trust£1,550
Co-Operative Group£1,256
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,550 14/08/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2023 Winter Warm Spaces
£750 25/07/2023
Grants up to £750 to cover core costs, in particular those connected to providing warm spaces for older people to access such as fuel, utilities or increased rental fees.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Jigsaw (Bury)
£1,256 22/10/2022
We would like to provide more sport and social activities for young disabled people aged 13+, and continue to provide a befriending service for socially isolated residents of Bury.
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-Jigsaw
£4,984 16/03/2022
Towards project costs to deliver a social or sports activity programme for young disabled adults aged 13+.
Sport England - Return to Boccia
£4,106 27/07/2021
5
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Return to Boccia. This project is a Boccia project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more
Sport England - TGC CF Jigsaw Ladies Project
£10,000 14/05/2021
12
This project will provide female members with a 12 month programme of weekly sport and physical activity sessions. The sessions include aerobics, cheerleading, Yoga, Pilates, table tennis, Zumba, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Jigsaw Link ?Have a Go? sessions
£8,803 27/03/2020
12
The charity will host monthly activity sessions for older residents to try things that are out of their usual activities. The project aims to reduce loneliness and improve the wellbeing of its ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Cooking Together Project
£10,000 17/01/2019
12
The organisation will deliver cookery sessions for young disabled people aged over 13 and their parents, and carers, with the aim of developing skills.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Jigsaw (Bury)
£2,973 04/08/2017
This project will change lives by reducing isolation, increasing engagement in sports, promoting emotional wellbeing and healthy living.
National Lottery Community Fund - GO FAR (Great Opportunities to Feel Active & Re-energised)
£306,538 02/07/2013
60
This expansion of an existing project aims to increase volunteering and extended the current programme of activities for people who are physically, learning or sensory disabled in Bury. The project ....more
Sport England - More Sport, More Participation, More Success
£9,120 07/02/2012
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'More Sport, More Participation, More Success'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JAMES STEPHEN THORNTON Appointed: 2021
  • LIAM COLLINGE Appointed: 2014
  • MICHAEL GWYN Appointed: 2019
  • REBECCA LUNNESS Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/08/2006, number: 1115643
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • 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
17 returns made; AR11: 10 days late, AR07: 105 days late,
Main office

Jigsaw
Unit 28
Bury Business Centre
Kay Street
Bury
BL9 6BU

Objectives

1 TO MEET THE SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY.2 TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY COMBATING NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS OF DISABILITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LANCASHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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