Overall Score: 23 based on 11 data points
Finance: 1
Governance: 9
Support: 13
(no PartB)
Reasonable growth: +1,
Good trustee age range: +3, Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Supporters: +13

BRIGHTON AND HOVE LGBT SWITCHBOARD 

The objects of the Company shall be for the benefit of the public across Sussex to (i) protect and preserve public health and (ii) to relieve mental and emotional distress of persons and in particular of people who are, bisexual, lesbian, gay, transgender or in doubt about their sexuality by in particular the provision of advice, information and well being services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 22 years

www.switchboard.org.uk/brighton/

brighton.admin@switchboard.org.uk

01273234009

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/22£311,303£293,176£18,12750
31/03/21£230,205£181,376£48,82942
31/03/20£249,009£209,663£39,34615
31/03/19£169,934£175,894£-5,96015
31/03/18£144,988£153,319£-8,33120
31/03/17£144,988£153,319£-8,3310
31/03/16£178,043£162,228£15,8150
31/03/15£152,771£152,873£-1020
31/03/14£140,082£110,335£29,7470
31/03/13£79,238£54,196£25,0420
31/03/12£75,310£73,386£1,9240
31/03/11£78,932£80,605£-1,6730
31/03/10£88,636£86,986£1,6500
31/03/09£82,209£85,606£-3,3970
31/03/08£65,465£78,880£-13,4150
31/03/07£41,120£79,939£-38,8190
31/03/06£36,085£71,774£-35,6890
31/03/05£61,551£53,670£7,8810
31/03/04£64,000£46,000£18,0000

What it does
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 50 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,

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:
The Tudor Trust£79,100
The National Lottery Community Fund£79,032
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£67,250
The Henry Smith Charity £25,000
Sussex Community Foundation£24,818
DCMS£9,990
LGBT Consortium£7,959
Co-operative Group£6,128

Specific Donations

Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales
£50,000 07/12/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales
£2,250 07/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Crowdfunder
£3,222 18/04/2022
Covid response
Sussex Community Foundation
£5,000 16/07/2021
9
Funding was provided to support the continuation of their Grief Encounters project.
The Tudor Trust
£12,100 17/06/2021
over 15 months as additional funding towards the salary of a disability project assistant at a charity supporting LGBTQ+ disabled people in Brighton and Hove
The Henry Smith Charity
£20,000 09/06/2021
24
towards two years' running costs of a telephone support service for people from the LGBTQ community throughout West Sussex.
Sussex Community Foundation
£10,000 24/05/2021
Switchboard is a charity for LGBTQ people looking for a sense of community, support or information. Funding was provided to enable them to extend support to key areas of need - The Deans in East ....more
The National Lottery Community Fund
£79,032 15/03/2021
The funding will help connect people from the LGBTQ+ community and support them directly through specially developed services or to link them to other specialist organisations. The aim is to improve ....more
The Tudor Trust
£2,000 07/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
DCMS
£9,990 25/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
CAF
£5,000 30/04/2020
3
Grant to Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard to support the organisation through COVID19
Sussex Community Foundation
£4,866 27/04/2020
Switchboard supports LGBTQ people looking for a sense of community, support or information. They connect people and support them directly through specially designed Switchboard projects or link them ....more
Sussex Community Foundation
£4,952 18/11/2019
1
Funding was provided for project costs associated with running 'Grief Encounters' a support group for LGBTQ people who have experienced a bereavement.
Co-operative Group
£6,128 15/11/2019
We want to fund an artist to work with LGBTQ people with dementia, create their own memory books and showcase them to the wider community.
LGBT Consortium
£7,959 29/05/2019
Development of Trans Survivors Project for trans and non-binary people affected by sexual, domestic and intimate partner violence.
The Tudor Trust
£65,000 23/04/2019
36
over three years as continuation funding towards salary and running costs for a LGBTQ disabilities project in Brighton
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales
£15,000 10/04/2019
12
The grant will support the charity's quest to develop better monitoring and impact measurement systems, support and train staff on how to use software.
The Henry Smith Charity
£5,000 12/12/2018
12
towards one year's running costs of 'Switchboard' a telephone support service for people from the LGBTQ community in East Sussex
The National Lottery Community Fund
£10,000 12/07/2018
12
The project aims to work with the volunteers to train and design a plan for engaging with the wider LGBTQ community, researching issues that matter to them around their health and wellbeing.
Co-operative Group
£2,625 04/08/2017
Our help-line listens, supports and links LGBT people to our other services and local facilities and activities that may benefit them.
The Tudor Trust
£40,000 22/05/2017
24
over two years towards the running costs of an LGBTQ Disabilities Development project in Brighton and Hove
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales
£22,400 27/01/2012
the salary costs of the Services and Development Manager and the Administrator
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-59
  • PETER BAMPTON
    Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Prevention And Testing Team Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/08/2001, number: 1088133
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/02/2000, number: 03920445
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard
Community Base
113 Queens Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 3XG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO:(I) PROTECT AND PRESERVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND(II) TO RELIEVE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS OF PERSONS AND IN PARTICULAR OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMOSEXUAL, BISEXUAL, LESBIAN, GAY OR IN DOUBT ABOUT THEIR SEXUALITY BY IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND COUNSELLING SERVICES.

Defined Area of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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