Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 7

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

GOLDEN GATHERERS LTD

* Activity Sessions * Volunteer placements* Support service for older people* Day Trips

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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 has been volatile recently

Established: 20 years

goldengatherers.com

goldengatherers@gmail.com

01915147688

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£15	£10	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/22		£26	£41	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/21		£60	£55	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/20		£30	£28	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/19		£35	£31	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/18		£29	£30	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£35	£44	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£46	£48	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£51	£57	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£50	£56	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£60	£66	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£99	£71	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£46	£45	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£22	£35	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£115	£117	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£71	£86	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£99	£109	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£228	£202	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£137	£115	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Sunderland,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
9 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Golden Gatherers Club
£9,358	06/01/2023	The funding will be used to provide older isolated people to come together for a variety of activities including arts and crafts and days out. The project aims to reduce isolation and improve their ....more The funding will be used to provide older isolated people to come together for a variety of activities including arts and crafts and days out. The project aims to reduce isolation and improve their lives whilst also connecting people within the community.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Golden Gatherers Ltd
£4,000	20/07/2022	'The Grub Club' project for older people
National Lottery Community Fund - Retro Games Club
£7,258	10/12/2021	The project will use the funding to deliver afternoon social activities involving retro games competitions for older people culminating in a presentation night. They will also provide lunch and ....more The project will use the funding to deliver afternoon social activities involving retro games competitions for older people culminating in a presentation night. They will also provide lunch and refreshments for participants. This aims to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Friends at Home Project
£9,976	24/04/2020 4	The funding will be used to offer a support network for those that are most vulnerable to COVID-19. The project aims to provide telephone support to counter loneliness and the negative impact of ....more The funding will be used to offer a support network for those that are most vulnerable to COVID-19. The project aims to provide telephone support to counter loneliness and the negative impact of continued isolation on mental health provide materials to keep the mind active whilst also helping with food shopping and basic essentials and a cooked meal once a week.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Companions
£9,912	24/01/2020 6	The funding will be used to deliver a social group called 'Community Champions'. This will provide a wide range of fun, creative, recreational activities and trips for older people to help reduce the ....more The funding will be used to deliver a social group called 'Community Champions'. This will provide a wide range of fun, creative, recreational activities and trips for older people to help reduce the isolation of older people and improve wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£4,000	05/12/2018	The Grub Club
National Lottery Community Fund - The Grub Club
£9,602	11/10/2018 12	The group will run a weekly club to provide meals and activities for older people who face isolation due to low income and poverty. The project will provide a healthy meal and promote companionship ....more The group will run a weekly club to provide meals and activities for older people who face isolation due to low income and poverty. The project will provide a healthy meal and promote companionship amongst the older community to help reduce social isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Three's A Crowd Project
£9,547	24/05/2017 12	The project will provide a wide range of weekly creative, gardening and physical activities for older people from the Pallion Ward of Sunderland. This will help older people develop skills, hobbies ....more The project will provide a wide range of weekly creative, gardening and physical activities for older people from the Pallion Ward of Sunderland. This will help older people develop skills, hobbies and friendships, reduce social isolation and improve wellbeing.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards 4 Seasons Nature Project
£2,800	21/12/2016	Towards 4 Seasons Nature Project
Nationwide Foundation - Grant to Ford, Pallion and Millfield Community Development Project
£5,000	22/09/2011	Salary costs for Helping Hands project - household repairs and small installation service for older people,- enabling them to live more independently and not fall prey to cowboy traders

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 67-75

KATHLEEN O'CONNOR Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

LINDA CROMPTON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director

LINDA ANN CROSS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

LIZ BROWN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

PATRICIA COOPERWAITE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2004, number: 1104114
Registered at Companies House on 14/05/2004, number: 05128323

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

19 returns made; AR09: 17 days late,

Main office

Golden Gatherers Ltd
104 Sevenoaks Drive
Sunderland
SR4 9NN

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF PALLION AND MILLFIELD WARDS IN SUNDERLAND IN SUCH A WAY THAT SUCH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEED TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY AND TO ASSIST BY DIRECTLY PROMOTING THE MORE EFFECTIVE WORKING OF LOCAL CHARITABLE COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING ORGANISATIONS DESIGNED TO PURSUE THAT AIMIN THIS MEMORANDUM SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES SIGNIFIES COMMUNITIES EACH OF WHICH:(A) COMPRISES A SECTION OF THE PUBLIC(B) IS ESTABLISHED IN A DEFINED GEOGRAPHICAL AREA SPECIFIED IN THE MINUTES OF THE CHARITY(C) IS AND CONTINUES TO BE SHOWN OBJECTIVELY TO BE DISADVANTAGED BY REFERENCE TO ACCEPTED AND AUTHORITATIVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CRITERIA WHICH ARE APPROPRIATE TO DEMONSTRATE THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

PALLION AND MILLFIELD WARDS IN SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR

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