# MINEHEAD DEMENTIA ACTION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1196795
- **Other names:** MINEHEAD DEMENTIA ACTION ALLIANCE, Minehead Dementia Action
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 26, 2021
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1196795


## Contact

- **Address:** 50 Lower Park, MINEHEAD, Somerset
- **Postcode:** TA24 8AY
- **Phone:** 01643 403054
- **Email:** secretary@mineheadda.org.uk
- **Website:** MineheadDA.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN MINEHEAD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY:PROVIDING ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA TO IMPROVE THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING , AND TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE;PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND MUTUAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS;GIVING PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS A VOICE, AND ENABLING THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY;RAISING AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY OF DEMENTIA BY GIVING TALKS, USING MEDIA COVERAGE AND BY OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.ENGAGING WITH BUSINESSES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN AND AROUND MINEHEAD TO RAISE AWARENESS OF DEMENTIA AND TO SEEK THEIR SUPPORT.LIAISING WITH LOCAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDERS, TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS, AND ENCOURAGING THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA;HELPING PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS TO ENGAGE EFFECTIVELY WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS;LIAISING WITH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL DEMENTIA CHARITIES TO ENSURE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA, AND THEIR CARERS, IN THE MINEHEAD AREA ARE MET.

**Activities:** Aims:To support people with memory loss and their carers in the Minehead area.To maintain community involvement by providing a range of activities.To raise awareness of dementia by working with local businesses, organisations and the general public.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2024 | £11866 | £5545 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2023 | £18872 | £7626 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | £3089 | £4110 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Emily J Feldberg** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 18, 2021
- Barbara Elizabeth Kim Berkhauer — appointed Aug. 19, 2024
- Christine Lehegarat — appointed April 15, 2025
- Deborah Ann Wilcox — appointed April 15, 2025
- Della Paine — appointed Feb. 14, 2023
- Frank David Talling — appointed Jan. 18, 2021
- Susan Mew — appointed Jan. 18, 2021