Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

BELL VIEW (BELFORD) 

BELL VIEW (BELFORD) OPERATES FROM A FULLY INTEGRATED MULTI-USE RESOURCE CENTRE TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE OLDER, VULNERABLE, DISABLED OR DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE AND THEIR CARERS TO "LIVE WELL". THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR DAY CARE, LEISURE, CREATIVE AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, AS WELL AS PROVIDING OFFICE AND MEETING ACCOMMODATION FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Established: 25 years

www.bellviewbelford.co.uk

reception@bellviewbelford.co.uk

01668219220

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,283£1,282£1£0£1,312£4934.61075
31/03/22£1,303£1,263£41£0£1,314£4324.15350
31/03/21£1,190£980£211£0£1,284£3604.44550
31/03/20£227£248£-21n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/03/19£210£218£-8n/an/an/an/an/a55
31/03/18£210£261£-51£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£231£232£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£215£243£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£176£233£-57£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£153£227£-74£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£132£247£-115£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£292£209£83£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£230£197£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£171£194£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£248£167£81£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£119£185£-66£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£77£92£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£66£139£-73£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£158£111£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,069£44£1,026£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 38%
Reserves/Spending: 4.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 10 employees
  • 75 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£311,900
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£83,800
Power to Change£55,304
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£46,000
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£45,000
DCMS£33,100
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Shears Foundation - Bell View
£5,500 06/04/2023
Bell View Reaching out
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bell View (Belford)
£1,600 22/10/2022
We aim to restart our 'Silver Singers' singing group sessions for over 50s, not just because they are great fun, but because of the health and wellbeing benefits singing with others brings!
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 04/04/2022
Bell View
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bell View (Belford)
£3,000 28/10/2021
Providing free meals to vulnerable, disadvantaged, and/or disabled people in North Northumberland
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bell View (Belford)
£1,893 23/10/2021
We would like to ensure our community transport continues to meet the needs of our older population, connecting them with the local community, and helping them access services and activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - BRINGO Community Transport Project
£10,000 16/07/2021
The project will use the funding to purchase a new specialist wheelchair accessible small vehicle which will help improve its community transport scheme. This will continue to enable older people ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - The organisation’s work with older people in Northumberland arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
£25,000 27/05/2021
The organisation’s work with older people in Northumberland arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bell View (Belford)
£25,000 27/05/2021
The organisation’s work with older people in Northumberland arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bell View (Belford)
£5,000 29/04/2021
A new specialist wheelchair accessible small vehicle
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bell View (Belford)
£5,000 29/04/2021
Annual core operating costs
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the running costs of BRINGO, a community transport scheme benefiting the residents of Kyloe Parish, in 2021, and 2022
£3,700 07/01/2021
the running costs of BRINGO, a community transport scheme benefiting the residents of Kyloe Parish, in 2021, and 2022
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Running costs to build and expand the existing food provision to develop a project which address issues of food waste and food poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic
£5,500 27/11/2020
Running costs to build and expand the existing food provision to develop a project which address issues of food waste and food poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - running costs to build and expand the existing food provision to develop a project which address issues of food waste and food poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic
£5,500 27/11/2020
running costs to build and expand the existing food provision to develop a project which address issues of food waste and food poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - establishing a new group with services / activities delivered and aimed at involving older men
£3,500 08/10/2020
establishing a new group with services / activities delivered and aimed at involving older men
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Enabling plans to restart the Day Care provision in Northumberland for older people under a modified model due to COVID19
£7,800 23/07/2020
Enabling plans to restart the Day Care provision in Northumberland for older people under a modified model due to COVID19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - enabling plans to restart the Day Care provision in Northumberland for older people under a modified model due to COVID19
£7,800 23/07/2020
enabling plans to restart the Day Care provision in Northumberland for older people under a modified model due to COVID19
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£33,100 17/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
CAF - Grant to Bell View (Belford)
£5,000 08/07/2020
3
Grant to Bell View (Belford) to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Bell View reaching out
£9,900 24/04/2020
10
This project will support older people during the Coivd-19 crisis who are isolated and and do not have family near by. The support usually comes from the resource centre base in Belford and support ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Unrestricted support for the charity’s activities following the Covid19 outbreak
£10,000 07/04/2020
Unrestricted support for the charity’s activities following the Covid19 outbreak
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - unrestricted support for the charity’s activities following the Covid19 outbreak
£10,000 07/04/2020
unrestricted support for the charity’s activities following the Covid19 outbreak
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - annual core operating costs
£5,000 02/04/2020
annual core operating costs
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Bell View
£45,000 28/02/2020
36
Reaching Further
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Isolation and Wellbeing
£292,000 17/12/2019
47
The funding will help expand the organisation's successfully established Care service, creating additional mini daycare sessions in the most hard-to-reach areas of Northumberland. The aim is to ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - an exercise group for older people in rural Northumberland
£3,000 04/12/2019
an exercise group for older people in rural Northumberland
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - annual core operating costs in support of older people
£5,000 08/10/2019
annual core operating costs in support of older people
Power to Change - Bell View Help at Home Ltd
£55,304 06/09/2019
24
Grant to Bell View Help at Home Ltd
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - "Savvy Surfers" and "Silver Sneakers" Clubs Year 2
£7,144 01/04/2019
"Savvy Surfers" and "Silver Sneakers" Clubs Year 2
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - For work that promotes the mental health and wellbeing of people over 50
£10,000 12/03/2019
For work that promotes the mental health and wellbeing of people over 50
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Boilers adding to the warmth at Bell View
£7,829 11/12/2018
Boilers adding to the warmth at Bell View
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bell View
£3,646 19/11/2018
We will provide social gatherings in seahouses for older people. Funding will help pay for transport.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bell View (Belford)
£2,718 19/11/2018
We want to start a singing group for over 50s. Not just because it is great fun, but because of the health benefits singing brings.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Savvy Surfers and Silver Sneakers Clubs
£7,144 26/06/2018
Savvy Surfers and Silver Sneakers Clubs
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - BRINGO Community Transport
£4,000 20/04/2018
BRINGO Community Transport
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Social opportunities for older people
£7,500 06/12/2017
Social opportunities for older people
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Further development of Bell View Rural Information and Support hub
£9,500 07/11/2017
Further development of Bell View Rural Information and Support hub
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bell View (Belford) Ltd
£9,500 07/11/2017
12
towards one year's running and development costs of the Bell View Rural Information and Support Hub in Northumberland
County Durham Community Foundation - Towards supporting the BRINGO project
£3,000 26/07/2017
Towards supporting the BRINGO project
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Bell View (Belford) Limited
£30,000 08/12/2016
Refurbishment of resource centre
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Bell View Project
£46,468 22/08/2016
12
Towards the salary of the manager to oversee expansion of services across Northumberland, to reduce isolation and enable older people to live independently in the home of their choice.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Further development of Bell View rural information and support hub
£8,958 24/03/2016
Towards Further development of Bell View rural information and support hub
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bell View (Belford) Ltd
£8,958 24/03/2016
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing support and information to isolated and vulnerable people in Northumberland
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Rural outreach for older people and carers
£3,000 23/02/2016
Towards Rural outreach for older people and carers
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bell View (Belford) Ltd
£9,800 13/11/2014
towards the development costs of Bell View rural information and support hub in Northumberland
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bell View (Belford) Ltd
£16,400 28/03/2014
The Bell View mission is to support and enable older people to live independently by working in partnership to develop innovative services that respond creatively to the needs of individuals and ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Bell View Project
£139,444 20/06/2013
Towards the salary of the manager to oversee expansion of services across Northumberland, to reduce isolation and enable older people to live independently in the home of their choice.
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Bell View (Belford) Ltd (Northumberland)
£45,388 28/11/2011
To explore the feasibility of expanding Bell View services to meet the changing needs of older people and changes in social policy and statutory services.
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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/06/1999, number: 1075896
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/06/1998, number: 03582229
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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; AR07: 23 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF SEAHOUSES AND DISTRICT CHARITABLE TRUST FUND on 12/08/2022
Main office

Bell View Resource Centre
33 West Street
Belford
NE70 7QB

Objectives

(A) THE RELIEF OF OLDER PEOPLE, DISABLED PEOPLE AND THOSE IN POOR HEALTH IN PARTICULAR THOSE RESIDENT IN RURAL NORTH NORTHUMBERLANDI. BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO THEIR CARERS;II. BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITY;III. IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR MAY AT ANY TIME BE DEEMED TO BE CHARITABLE.(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS AND WISHES OF PERSONS OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS.(C) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, PARTICULARLY IN NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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