THE NIDDERDALE PLUS PARTNERSHIP
CHAMPIONING THE NIDDERDALE AREA, WORKING WITH OTHERS TO ENSURE THAT NIDDERDALE IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT, WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT, NON-POLITICAL, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION THAT SUPPORTS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING LOCAL VOLUNTARY SECTOR, THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND PROVISION OF RELIEF AND HELP AND ADVICE TO THOSE IN NEED.
Objects
1. THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NIDDERDALE AREA OF NORTH YORKSHIRE BY PROVIDING HELP, TRAINING, ADVICE AND OTHER SUPPORT TO CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS‘THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.• CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.• VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC OF NORTH YORKSHIRE, WITH A FOCUS ON NIDDERDALE, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES3. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR BY:A. PROVIDING A COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING PUBLIC TRANSPORT, AND/OR PEOPLE WHO ARE DISABLED OR INFIRM, INCLUDING THE ELDERLY; ANDB. PROVIDING HELP AND ADVICE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A RESOURCE CENTRE, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A COMMUNITY LIBRARY.4. SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds free/unrestricted reserves of £122,377, which is above its stated policy target of £120,000. The filing notes that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for 12 months and has no requirement for external funding.
What the accounts disclose
“Income from other trading activities totalling £127k, of which income from the sale of donated goods in the Nidderdale Charity Shop is the primary source at £95k” — page 7
“the target minimum reserve level is now £120k.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- 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: 90
- Government income: £151,152 — contracts £63,968 (6), grants £87,184 (8); 44% of the £343,154 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 90
- Government income: £63,675 — contracts £33,675 (5), grants £30,000 (2); 28% of the £227,847 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 130
- Government income: £128,172 — contracts £74,232 (7), grants £53,940 (7); 54% of the £235,317 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Funders the charity credits
- Mayoral York & North Yorkshire Vibrant & Sustainable High Streets Fund
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/06/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (29/06/2023)
Trustees
- Andrew Murday
- Jacqueline Kerr
- Malcolm Dawson
- Peter Brambleby
- RICHARD BRUCE
- Roger Wensley
- Susan Jones
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £343k | £287k |
| 31/03/2024 | £228k | £229k |
| 31/03/2023 | £235k | £174k |
| 31/03/2022 | £167k | £122k |
| 31/03/2021 | £161k | £103k |
Common questions
Is THE NIDDERDALE PLUS PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free/unrestricted reserves of £122,377, which is above its stated policy target of £120,000. The filing notes that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for 12 months and has no requirement for external funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE NIDDERDALE PLUS PARTNERSHIP?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NIDDERDALE PLUS PARTNERSHIP as a grant recipient include TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £9k | Sustainable Cities and Communities |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/06/2023 | £10k | Increasing Digital Skills in Nidderdale & Washburn |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/08/2018 | £10k | volunteer nidderdale |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE SQUIRES FOUNDATION | 1 | £84k |
| The Keith Howard Foundation | 1 | £20k |
| NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST | 1 | £9k |
| THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY | 1 | £5k |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALE | 1 | £5k |
| THE ARCHER TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £800 |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NIDDERDALE PLUS PARTNERSHIP | £343k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PARTICIPATE PROJECTS | £627k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BETTER GIVING PARTNERSHIP | £29k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KEDINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £66k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NOTTINGHAM FINANCIAL RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP | £90k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| TIDDINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE | £31k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |