CONNECTIONS GROUP EXETER

Registered charity 1176763 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONNECTIONS

We reduce social isolation and improve quality of life by enabling members, who experience serious and enduring mental health problems, to access community facilities for leisure and social reasons.This includes one to one work, breaking down barriers that might prevent participation. Activities include walks, ten pin bowling, meals out, coach trips, table tennis, a quiz, visiting local towns, etc

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN EXETER (AND THE SURROUNDING AREA) WHO REQUIRE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY AND LEISURE FACILITIES WITH THE AIM OF 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 EXPERIENCING SERIOUS AND ENDURING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total receipts were £27,103 against payments of £27,763, resulting in a net deficit of £660 for the year. Free reserves held in the bank account decreased from £9,312 to £8,652, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of covering two months' expenses. The charity relies on grants and donations for funding and has noted challenges in securing future funding.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• SYLVIA HALLchair
• Charlotte Eales
• JANICE CURNOW
• Kathryn Anne Fox

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).