BURNAGE GOOD NEIGHBOURS
Voluntary Care Group assisting the older people of the area with visiting, shopping, befriending, advice, practical tasks and social activities for our client base. Health related classes for older people.
Objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £5,138 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £66,481 against total expenditure of £61,343. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £52,946, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 22
- Government income: £53,855 — grants £53,855 (1); 81% of the £66,481 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Government income: £55,510 — grants £55,510 (3); 67% of the £83,141 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 2
- Government income: £44,276 — grants £44,276 (1); 56% of the £78,696 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 14/03/2025, 42 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 03/09/2024, 216 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 14/02/2024, 379 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 09/08/2022, 190 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).
Trustees
- ANTHONY FRANCIS HAMPSON
- David Proctor
- Jonathan Hartley
- Joyce Proctor
- Karen Warke
- Pauline Anne Guy
- Sheila Lucas
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £66k | £61k |
| 31/03/2024 | £83k | £80k |
| 31/03/2023 | £79k | £82k |
| 31/03/2022 | £84k | £79k |
| 31/03/2021 | £69k | £66k |
Common questions
Is BURNAGE GOOD NEIGHBOURS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £5,138 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £66,481 against total expenditure of £61,343. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £52,946, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/09/2022 | £10k | BGN Play Group Reborn |
| Southway Housing Trust | 01/12/2020 | £500 | Burnage Good Neighbours |
| UK government | 28/08/2020 | £5k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| UK government | 03/08/2020 | £9k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/05/2015 | £10k | A4A - We know what we want, we know we will be heard |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/03/2014 | £8k | A Safer Burnage |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/05/2012 | £3k | Driving for Development |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/06/2006 | £1k | Burnage Good Neighbours |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £250k |
| Richmond Foundation | 1 | £18k |
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | 1 | £16k |
| THE WIGHT AID FOUNDATION | 1 | £12k |
| THE GROCERS' CHARITY | 1 | £10k |
| THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION | 1 | £8k |
| BOOST CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £7k |
| SYLVANUS LYSONS CHARITY | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- BURNAGE FAMILY CHURCH
- PERSONAL BEST FOUNDATION
- BASINGSTOKE NEIGHBOURCARE
- GOOD NEIGHBOURS IN NORTH CARDIFF
- EMBRACING AGE
- BRENT CARERS CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNAGE GOOD NEIGHBOURS | £66k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BURNAGE FAMILY CHURCH | £134k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PERSONAL BEST FOUNDATION | £135k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| BASINGSTOKE NEIGHBOURCARE | £192k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GOOD NEIGHBOURS IN NORTH CARDIFF | £33k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| EMBRACING AGE | £175k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |