Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

BENSHAM & SALTWELL ALIVE 

BS Alive is active in the Bensham and Saltwell wards of Gateshead (although not exclusive to this area) to support work to improve health & social well being in the area. BS Alive includes all residents, from all backgrounds. It provides a range of support including advice, networking & fundraising as well as directly organising some activities - lunch clubs & social activities, volunteering etc
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 10 years
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*£80£104£-24n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/22£108£106£2n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/21£131£131£0n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/20*£85£91£-6n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/03/19£63£37£26n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£18£18£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£32£16£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£6£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£6£4£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 6 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Gateshead,

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£88,095
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£33,000
DCMS£25,000
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£8,500
The Foyle Foundation£4,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Young People into Employment
£9,705 31/08/2023
The funding will be used to run an employability project for young people in the area. The project aims to help advise and support young people with the aim of getting them into training or ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,500 03/12/2021
towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - One Big Garden
£9,700 11/11/2021
This group will use the funding to bring the community together to educate them on outdoor greenspaces food growing and planting. They also want to educate people about bee keeping and pollinator ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bensham and Saltwell Alive
£3,000 21/10/2021
Running the 'Hot Meals at Home' service for vulnerable older people and disadvantaged families in Bensham, Gateshead
National Lottery Community Fund - Cooking Together Understanding Each Other
£4,600 08/09/2021
The funding will be used to run a series of activities all designed to bring the diverse communities of Bensham together. The charity's main activities are based around food which also helps those ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Bensham Young Citizens
£9,500 27/08/2021
The project will use the funding to help young people to develop co-produce and deliver community activities for the benefit of young people their families and local residents. This will involve arts ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bensham and Saltwell Alive
£30,000 13/05/2021
Supporting the charity's core costs
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£25,000 02/09/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid -19 Bensham Community Support
£10,000 22/04/2020
4
The funding will be used to provide extra resources for food banks and co-ops in the area and expand the digital/online presence as well as producing printed resources. The project aims to ensure ....more
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Bensham & Saltwell Alive
£8,500 28/02/2020
12
Local community micro-grants.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Best of Bensham Collaborative (Development Grant)
£44,590 20/09/2019
12
The Best of Bensham Collaborative
National Lottery Community Fund - Bensham and Saltwell Creativity Hub
£9,750 07/03/2019
12
The project aims to turn an unused space into a community hub, bringing together young people as well as people with mental health issues to take part in social and creative activities.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Bensham & Saltwell Alive
£7,765 21/09/2018
12
Local community micro-grants.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Best of Bensham Partnership - Connecting Assets
£30,000 18/09/2018
Best of Bensham Partnership - Connecting Assets
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Alive Wires - Best of Bensham
£5,000 31/05/2018
Alive Wires - Best of Bensham
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Alive Wires Youth Club
£4,000 22/03/2018
Alive Wires Youth Club
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Alive Wires Youth Club
£4,000 22/03/2018
Alive Wires Youth Club
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Animating Assets in Bensham
£10,000 16/03/2017
Towards Animating Assets in Bensham
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Alive Wires
£2,500 15/02/2017
Towards Alive Wires
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/05/2014, number: 1157255
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR23: 19 days late, AR20: 7 days late,
Main office

108 Rawling Road
GATESHEAD
Tyne And Wear
NE8 4QR

Objectives

TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF BENSHAM AND SALTWELL IN GATESHEAD IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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