Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

FARNCOMBE DAY CENTRE LIMITED 

Farncombe Day Centre offers a happy and caring atmosphere where membership is free and everyone is welcome.The Day Centre is open to everyone over the age of 50 who lives in Waverley Borough. The Day Centre is open Monday to Friday from 10am-4pm. Services include lunches, coffee and tea, social activities and entertainment, minibus pick-up and return, chiropody, hairdressing and assisted bathing.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no 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 well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 6 years

http://farncombedaycentre.org.uk/

info@farncombedaycentre.org.uk

01483426685

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£194,455£187,733£6,72250
31/03/22£188,077£179,355£8,722116
31/03/21£178,830£157,744£21,08620
31/03/20£184,359£157,121£27,23851
31/03/19£273,736£152,752£120,98450
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 50 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,

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
Community Foundation for Surrey£45,575
Henry Smith Charity£20,000
Co-Operative Group£7,549
DCMS£4,502
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - FDC Minibus Operating Costs
£10,000 20/01/2023
Funding for transportation services to enable older people in Godalming and Farncombe to access services and support through a day centre.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Core Costs
£2,000 27/10/2022
Funding towards the essential running costs for a day centre for older people based in Farncombe.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Farncombe Day Centre
£2,476 22/10/2022
We would like more engagement in our social and entertainment activities, and our group outings. We enjoy socialising as a group, while supporting users' physical and mental health.
Community Foundation for Surrey - LAUNDRY UPDATE
£5,573 19/10/2022
Funding for new domestic laundry equipment to replace equipment that is no longer fit for purpose at a centre providing support for older people.
Community Foundation for Surrey - NEW HEAT SEALER FOR CMS
£3,500 27/10/2021
1
Funding for a heat sealer to enable the Community Meals Service to provide hot meals for isolated older people.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Funding towards towards two years' operating costs of a minibus, which picks up and returns less mobile older people to/from their homes to a day centre in Farncombe, Surrey
£20,000 17/06/2021
Funding towards towards two years' operating costs of a minibus, which picks up and returns less mobile older people to/from their homes to a day centre in Farncombe, Surrey
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Farncombe Day Centre
£20,000 09/06/2021
24
towards two years' operating costs of a minibus for a day centre for older people in Farncombe, Surrey.
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Isolated Older people
£4,502 27/08/2020
Funding toward the provision of Safety screens, PPE for volunteers, Infra-Red thermometer, cleaning and sanitising equipment to allow the provision of meal at the centre and disposable packaging for ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,502 27/08/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Farncombe Day Centre
£5,073 15/11/2019
We want to purchase new dining chairs so our older more frail users can sit comfortably and safely to eat lunch and socialise.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Farncombe Day Centre
£17,500 12/12/2018
24
towards two years' running costs of a minibus for an older people's day centre in Surrey
Community Foundation for Surrey - Farncombe Day Centre operating costs
£9,931 08/10/2018
11
Operational costs for a day centre in Waverley which provides a range of services to older people in the community, many of whom are frail, less mobile and socially isolated.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Farncombe Day Centre Minibus Operating Costs
£10,000 13/10/2017
23
Continuation funding to support the operation of a minibus used to transport members to and from the centre.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-75
  • DAVID BARKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Academic Quality & Standards
  • LINDA GROUT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Care Home Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/10/2017, number: 1175294
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/07/2017, number: 10847748
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Farncombe Day Centre
St. Johns Street
GODALMING
GU7 3EJ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN GODALMING IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE CARE, EDUCATION, RECREATION, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING OF SUCH PERSONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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