Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 12
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Award winner
  • Overall weighted support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 24 ?

OASIS PROJECT

services for women and their families affected by substance misuse
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity is a recent Award Winner
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,170£1,119£51£21£384£3543.84210
31/03/22£1,196£1,141£56£23£333£2933.1334
31/03/21£1,341£1,330£10£54£277£2772.53312
31/03/20£1,306£1,306£1£41£267£2312.13415
31/03/19£1,272£1,313£-41£63£266£2312.1547
31/03/18£1,276£1,224£52£31£308£2062450
31/03/17£842£799£43£0£256£1722.6310
31/03/16£770£804£-34£0£213£1582.4270
31/03/15£828£831£-3£6£248£1652.4220
31/03/14£732£704£28£6£251£1873.2200
31/03/13£689£619£69£6£223£1803.5170
31/03/12*£550£572£-21£5£154£1543.2170
31/03/11£533£549£-16£4£175£1663.6170
31/03/10£498£519£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£474£445£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£513£427£87£5£183£1825.190
31/03/07*£446£447£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£348£395£-47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£413£378£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£329£321£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 33%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 27 years

www.oasisproject.org.uk

info@oasisproject.org.uk

01273696970

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Support for addiction & substance abuse
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Awards received
  • CSJ Awards 2022 £1-2m Income
Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£295,395
The Blagrave Trust£183,800
Henry Smith Charity£167,000
Ministry of Justice£144,948
Department for Work and Pensions£81,886
BBC Children in Need£65,549
Masonic Trust£45,806
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Blagrave Trust - Regional Partnership Grants
£93,400 30/11/2023
Young drug users and sex workers
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Oasis Project
£32,196 27/07/2023
This project will deliver therapy sessions to children and young people who are affected by a family member's drug/alcohol misuse. They will experience improved emotional health and psychological ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Oasis Project
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 07/10/2022
Oasis Project: Specialist support for women, children and families affected by substance misuse
National Lottery Community Fund - Oasis Family Recovery Centre Hastings
£295,395 01/08/2022
The project is using funding to establish the Oasis Family Recovery project from a base in Hastings East Sussex. The funding will enable the group to increase their offering and deliver a range of ....more
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
£24,233 01/04/2022
To further increase the sustainability of the sector, and to provide funding for services and interventions.
The Blagrave Trust - Young drug users and sex workers
£90,400 03/12/2021
Drug and alcohol treatment services for young women in the years of transition from child to adult services at 18, therapeutic support for young adults. Additional welfare grant: total funding ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£45,806 10/11/2021
Grant to expand the young person's therapy service in Hastings, to provide one to one therapy sessions for children and young people affected by a parent/family member's substance misuse.
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Core Costs Funding
£67,523 01/04/2021
To support organisations which are developing a whole systems approach to female offenders across the country.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Oasis Project
£167,000 04/02/2021
36
towards three years' running costs of a project provding a therapy service for young people affected by parental substance misuse, and parenting support for mothers who have or are experiencing ....more
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Funding
£53,192 20/01/2021
The womens community sector grants scheme offers £2.5 million in funding for core costs to promote greater financial stability throughout the sector.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Oasis Project
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund additional staffing in order to provide counselling for young people affected by substance misuse, isolated at home due to Covid-19. The grant will help improve ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Oasis Project
£29,853 28/05/2020
36
This project will deliver art therapy sessions to children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse. They will experience improved emotional health, have a more positive sense of ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Oasis Project (Formerly Brighton Oasis Project)
£4,800 21/04/2020
Brighton Oasis Project aims to improve the lives and maximise the potential of the diverse range of women, and children affected by drug and alcohol misuse. They are working with over 300 women and ....more
Department for Work and Pensions - Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) - Challenge Fund Grant (2020-2021)
£81,886 01/04/2020
Payments to 3rd party supplier to deliver a Parental Conflict Challenge Fund to support Reducing Parental Conflict Programme (2018)
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Oasis Holiday Arts Programme
£9,048 16/05/2019
12
The organisation will use funding to support women with drug addiction problems.
Department for Work and Pensions - Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) - Challenge Fund Grant - Brighton Oasis Project
£124,771 01/04/2019
Payments to 3rd party supplier to deliver a Parental Conflict Challenge Fund to support Reducing Parental Conflict Programme (2018)
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Oasis Project
£81,291 27/06/2018
36
A therapeutic crèche for children whose parents are receiving treatment for substance misuse or who are engaged in recovery-based activities. Benefits will include improved development, better ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Oasis Community: Volunteering Programme
£9,935 20/12/2017
12
This project will expand and improve the group's volunteer programme for the local community, including women and families affected by drug and alcohol misuse, with the aim of supporting their ....more
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 17-18
£20,000 01/12/2017
The fund has been set up to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. Bids have been assessed on ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Brighton Oasis Project
£4,988 17/11/2017
14
Brighton Oasis Project aims to improve the lives and maximise the potential of the diverse range of women, and children affected by drug and alcohol misuse. Funding was provided for the costs of a ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Brighton Oasis Project
£15,000 06/09/2017
24
Support for a communications and re-branding strategy, fundraising strategy and management database system.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Oasis Project
£29,985 11/11/2016
36
This project will deliver art therapy sessions to children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse. They will experience improved emotional health, have a more positive sense of ....more
Lankelly Chase Foundation - SystemsChangers
£3,000 19/07/2016
12
To support a member of staff to attend the Systems Changers development programme for frontline workers
Tudor Trust - Grant to Brighton Oasis Project
£8,629 30/07/2015
over one year towards a resilient resettlement and community integration project for ex-homeless women in Hastings
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Brighton Oasis Project
£36,000 28/02/2014
The focus of the charity is to support women of substance and alcohol abuse. The funding will allow the charity to continue their work in ensuring women make full recoveries and improve their ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-76
  • BIBI SALEEMA FATMA LEWIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Psychiatrist
  • CHRISTOPHER GOSS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Senior Advisor
  • DANIEL CHAPMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Children\'S Director
  • DR SIMON FLACKS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lecturer
  • EMMA CODY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Ceo
  • GILL WHENSLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Hr Director
  • KATHERINE MCHUGH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Tv Producer
  • SARA CONNOLLY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Deputy Head Teacher
  • SARA CONNOLLY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Deputy Head Teacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/11/1997, number: 1065503
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/10/1997, number: 03447762
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR12: 161 days late, AR09: 21 days late, AR07: 13 days late, AR05: 2 days late,
Main office

OASIS PROJECT
GLOBE HOUSE
3 MORLEY STREET
BRIGHTON
BN2 9RA

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF AND TO PROMOTE THE CARE, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF ANY PERSON LIVING IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE , LEWES AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT WHO:1, WISH TO REDUCE OR CEASE SUBSTANCE MISUSE .2, ARE CURRENTLY ON A DETOXIFICATION OR MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME. OR REQUIRE CONTINUING CARE AFTER LEAVING A REHABILITATION SERVICE.3. ARE EX-SUBSTANCE MISUSERS OR AT RISK OF RELAPSE.4. ARE THE PARTNERS,. FAMILY OR CHILDREN OF SUBSTANCE MISUSERS.FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ABOUT THE DANGERS OF ADDICTION TO AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE USE OF ANY PRESCRIBED OR ILLICIT SUBSTANCE.FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ABOUT THE CARE, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF PERSONS WHO ARE ADDICTED TO, OR INVOLVED, OR AT RISK OF BECOMING INVOLVED IN THE USE OF PRESCRIBED OR ILLICIT SUBSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST SUSSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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