Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

CHICHESTER CITY CENTRE DROP-IN

Chichester City Centre Drop-In provides a safe after school drop-in centre at the Chichester Cathedral Bell Tower for secondary school pupils. It is open at the end of each school day throughout the year.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/07/23		£68	£69	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/07/22		£78	£59	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/07/21		£49	£45	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/07/20		£33	£36	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/07/19	*	£39	£25	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
31/07/18		£23	£22	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17	*	£26	£22	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£26	£16	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£19	£12	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.belltowerchi.uk

07802832611

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for young people

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 volunteers

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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
Henry Smith Charity	£20,000
Sussex Community Foundation	£17,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£13,540
The Bishop Radford Trust	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Chichester City Centre Drop-In
£10,000	20/03/2023 11	Funding was provided towards core costs.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bell Tower Drop In
£20,000	10/03/2022 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing a youth drop in service for young people from disadvantaged communities in Chichester, West Sussex.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£10,000	04/02/2022	Reopening the doors
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Chichester City Centre Drop In
£2,000	27/01/2022	Life Group project proving family dinner setting for young people building relationships and spirituality.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Chichester City Centre Drop-In
£5,000	17/11/2021 12	Funding was provided towards the staff costs of sessional youth workers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bell Tower Drop In
£10,000	10/09/2021	The funding will be used to provide high quality well managed 5 day a week youth provision (after school) for young people aged 11-17 who live in the Chichester area. The project aims to help build ....more The funding will be used to provide high quality well managed 5 day a week youth provision (after school) for young people aged 11-17 who live in the Chichester area. The project aims to help build positive relationships develop new skills and provide a range of activities co-designed to help young people navigate the challenges of life.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Chichester City Centre Drop-In
£2,500	24/03/2020 11	Funding was provided to increase resources and staff to sustain and grow the service, aswell as increasing opportunities for users.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Chichester City Centre Drop-In
£3,540	13/06/2019 12	The aim of this project is to create a drop-in centre to provide an after school meeting place for children who have no parental supervision at home after school hours, allowing them to engage in ....more The aim of this project is to create a drop-in centre to provide an after school meeting place for children who have no parental supervision at home after school hours, allowing them to engage in activities and social development alleviating the need for them to roam the streets until they can return home.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000	05/06/2019	The Bell Tower Drop-In
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Chichester City Centre Drop-In
£3,000	16/11/2018 12	Funding was provided towards their core operating costs.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Chichester City Centre Drop In
£9,000	14/03/2018 36	towards three years' running costs of a youth drop in centre in West Sussex
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Chichester City Centre Drop-In
£3,000	17/11/2017 10	The Bell Tower Youth Drop-in's primary aim, is to provide a safe place in the centre of the city, open free of charge to all secondary school students between the hours of school finishing and ....more The Bell Tower Youth Drop-in's primary aim, is to provide a safe place in the centre of the city, open free of charge to all secondary school students between the hours of school finishing and parents coming home from work. Funding was provided towards core running costs.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ELSPETH BARRON Appointed: 2022

LAURA GROOT Appointed: 2022

REVD CANON DR NICHOLAS DUNN Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY IN CHICHESTER,

ROSAMUND DAVIS Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/12/2013, number: 1154818

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR19: 1 days late, AR17: 11 days late,

Main office

104 The Hornet
CHICHESTER
West Sussex
PO19 7JR

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH IN CHICHESTER CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF AN AFTER SCHOOL DROP-IN FACILITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHICHESTER CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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