Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 8

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 17

COMMUNITY360

To act as an umbrella organisation to the voluntary sector in Colchester and the neighbourhood.To promote voluntary action and participation through its networks, newsletter, information and services including a Community Accounts Service, Transport and Shopmobility Scheme.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial Data ?

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
31/03/23	£4,247	£4,155	£92	£0	£1,719	£1,254	3.6	93	350
31/03/22	£3,642	£3,344	£298	£0	£1,627	£1,189	4.3	74	400
31/03/21	£2,186	£2,133	£53	£0	£1,329	£1,052	5.9	65	500
31/03/20	£1,962	£1,828	£134	£0	£1,276	£1,038	6.8	58	400
31/03/19	£1,413	£1,433	£-20	£5	£1,071	£819	6.9	55	946
31/03/18	£1,575	£1,327	£248	£0	£1,091	£856	7.7	54	0
31/03/17	£1,004	£1,086	£-83	£0	£843	£631	7	39	0
31/03/16	£1,039	£1,065	£-26	£0	£715	£466	5.3	41	0
31/03/15	£1,101	£1,162	£-61	£3	£742	£421	4.3	42	0
31/03/14	£1,014	£736	£279	£11	£803	£513	8.4	36	0
31/03/13	£550	£546	£4	£8	£524	£471	10.3	26	0
31/03/12	£475	£435	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£374	£344	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£391	£359	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£330	£343	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£343	£405	£-61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£275	£387	£-112	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£696	£434	£261	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£625	£540	£86	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£492	£440	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 61%
Liabilities/Income: 62%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1

Asset Split ?

Established: 22 years

www.commnity360.org.uk

information@community360.org.uk

01206505250

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

93 employees
350 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£95,000
Architectural Heritage Fund	£94,462
DCMS	£40,000
Essex Community Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to Community 360
£81,592	30/09/2021	Former Church of Holy Trinity
National Lottery Community Fund - Community 360 COVID-19 response
£95,000	18/06/2020 6	Community 360 (C360) will use the funding offer advice training transport community accounts and operate direct community services throughout Essex.
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to Community 360
£12,870	11/06/2020	Former Church of Holy Trinity
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Community 360
£10,000	08/04/2020	for the costs of a community response project during the COVID19 pandemic to provide support for the most vulnerable people in Braintree, Colchester and community transport in Maldon
DCMS - Place based Social Action
£40,000	01/04/2020	The One Colchester partnership will deliver a project which aims to make Colchester more dementia friendly by achieving six outcomes.1. Understanding need residents, carers and people with dementia ....more The One Colchester partnership will deliver a project which aims to make Colchester more dementia friendly by achieving six outcomes.1. Understanding need residents, carers and people with dementia inform what is needed and co-design new approaches to making the borough dementia friendly2. Raising awareness members of the public, volunteers and key workers in Colchester have a better understanding of how dementia affects people3. Building capacity improving the capacity of the community to support each other and provide relevant dementia services is improved4. Improving diagnosis people with dementia are able to get a timely diagnosis, develop coping strategies within their communities5. Increasing support people with dementia and their carers are better supported6. Improving access people with dementia are more able to live full lives and avoid social isolation
DCMS - Place based Social Action
£40,000	01/04/2019	The One Colchester partnership will deliver a project which aims to make Colchester more dementia friendly by achieving six outcomes.1. Understanding need residents, carers and people with dementia ....more The One Colchester partnership will deliver a project which aims to make Colchester more dementia friendly by achieving six outcomes.1. Understanding need residents, carers and people with dementia inform what is needed and co-design new approaches to making the borough dementia friendly2. Raising awareness members of the public, volunteers and key workers in Colchester have a better understanding of how dementia affects people3. Building capacity improving the capacity of the community to support each other and provide relevant dementia services is improved4. Improving diagnosis people with dementia are able to get a timely diagnosis, develop coping strategies within their communities5. Increasing support people with dementia and their carers are better supported6. Improving access people with dementia are more able to live full lives and avoid social isolation
DCMS - Place based Social Action
£40,000	01/03/2019	The One Colchester partnership will deliver a project which aims to make Colchester more dementia friendly by achieving six outcomes.1. Understanding need residents, carers and people with dementia ....more The One Colchester partnership will deliver a project which aims to make Colchester more dementia friendly by achieving six outcomes.1. Understanding need residents, carers and people with dementia inform what is needed and co-design new approaches to making the borough dementia friendly2. Raising awareness members of the public, volunteers and key workers in Colchester have a better understanding of how dementia affects people3. Building capacity improving the capacity of the community to support each other and provide relevant dementia services is improved4. Improving diagnosis people with dementia are able to get a timely diagnosis, develop coping strategies within their communities5. Increasing support people with dementia and their carers are better supported6. Improving access people with dementia are more able to live full lives and avoid social isolation
DCMS - Place based Social Action
£30,000	01/03/2019	The One Colchester partnership will deliver a project which aims to make Colchester more dementia friendly by achieving six outcomes.1. Understanding need residents, carers and people with dementia ....more The One Colchester partnership will deliver a project which aims to make Colchester more dementia friendly by achieving six outcomes.1. Understanding need residents, carers and people with dementia inform what is needed and co-design new approaches to making the borough dementia friendly2. Raising awareness members of the public, volunteers and key workers in Colchester have a better understanding of how dementia affects people3. Building capacity improving the capacity of the community to support each other and provide relevant dementia services is improved4. Improving diagnosis people with dementia are able to get a timely diagnosis, develop coping strategies within their communities5. Increasing support people with dementia and their carers are better supported6. Improving access people with dementia are more able to live full lives and avoid social isolation
National Lottery Community Fund - One Colchester
£120,000	13/02/2019 35	One Colchestor
Essex County Council - Community Inititives Fund Grant
£8,174	29/11/2018	New mini bus
National Lottery Community Fund - Essex Time Banks
£355,000	03/05/2017 48	This project provides flexible, reciprocal volunteering exchanges between neighbours and other local organisations. Its aim is to target the social isolation faced by older people by providing ....more This project provides flexible, reciprocal volunteering exchanges between neighbours and other local organisations. Its aim is to target the social isolation faced by older people by providing community-based support, and improving life skills for disadvantaged individuals. Older people will be supported to live independently by volunteer-led home help services such as gardening and cleaning, IT skills to shop online, and transport to regular social activities.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-76

JAMES STEWART THOMSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

DAVID EVANS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

ELISABETH ANN FELTHAM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Social Development Consultant

LESLIE HUGH DAVIS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Community Safety Officer

ANTHEA HOCKLY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Nhs Manager, Other trusteeship: GATEWAY QUALIFICATIONS LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/06/2002, number: 1092567
Registered at Companies House on 29/04/2002, number: 04426567

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

28/04/2015 - Asset transfer in from MALDON DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
28/08/2015 - Asset transfer in from CHARIOT, THE COLCHESTER COMMUNITY BUS SERVICE
15/01/2016 - Asset transfer in from CHARIOT, THE COLCHESTER COMMUNITY BUS SERVICE
04/04/2016 - Asset transfer in from TENDRING AND COLCHESTER MINORITY ETHNIC PARTNERSHIP (TACMEP)
07/06/2017 - Asset transfer in from BRAINTREE DISTRICT VOLUNTARY SUPPORT AGENCY LTD
27/10/2018 - Asset transfer in from VOLUNTARY SECTOR TRAINING
23/04/2024 - Asset transfer in from CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
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; all on time

Main office

WINSLEY'S HOUSE
HIGH STREET
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO1 1UG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS.TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.”

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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