Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

SIGNPOST (COLCHESTER) LIMITED

The relief of the non employed in the county of Essex by provision of resource centres which assist them in finding employment and in developing skills relevant to the job market.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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

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£404£360£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£247£276£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£243£222£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£372£351£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£359£377£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£335£309£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£215£232£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£295£268£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£262£286£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£337£330£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£344£295£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£168£198£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£156£149£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£121£133£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£108£109£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£98£124£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£171£154£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£167£164£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£250£179£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.sign-post.info

sprc@sign-post.info

01206890908

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UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

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
Essex Community Foundation£28,460
Postcode Places Trust£25,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Places Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£25,000 31/07/2023
The funding helped support an additional staff member so that we could sustain our CV and employability services to the Tendring community
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 24/04/2023
Garfield Weston Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Tablets for Centres & Staff Costs
£10,000 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to deliver IT lessons for local people including refugees and migrants. The project aims to improve skills and chances of finding employment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Tendring Blended Employment Support Service
£10,000 30/09/2021
The funding will be used to provide an online and face to face support service for jobseekers from disadvantaged backgrounds in Tendring Essex. The project aims to enable jobseekers to re-enter employment or increase their confidence and ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Signpost
£15,000 24/06/2020
to help adapt employability services and support those who have lost their jobs as a result of COVID19
Essex Community Foundation - Job Club Resources - funding to support the volunteers (out of pocket expenses) and attendees with resources
£3,500 02/03/2020
11
Towards establishing a job club at the Advice Store in Basildon
Essex Community Foundation - GRIT: Overcoming Barriers
£9,960 16/12/2019
12
towards the operational costs of an organisation providing support to disadvantaged clients across Essex
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Signpost (Colchester)
£5,400 09/10/2019
purchase of IT equipment and office furniture for a charity which works with people with disabilities in Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Core funding to continue providing free employability support
£9,995 29/03/2019
11
Towards core costs to provide free employability support services for those living in Greenstead ward, Colchester
Essex Community Foundation - Core costs
£4,680 07/02/2019
11
To develop capacity at Signpost Thurrock by employing a part-time member of staff to support disadvantaged people improve their life opportunities
Essex Community Foundation - Funding for a part time member of staff.
£5,000 18/04/2018
11
To develop capacity at Signpost Greenstead by employing a part-time member of staff to support administration and enable additional projects and services
Essex Community Foundation - New Grays Centre
£7,495 09/01/2018
6
For staff and training costs to extend the work of an organisation supporting disadvantaged individuals gain employability skills to the Thurrock area
National Lottery Community Fund - Funding For New resource Centre In Grays
£9,885 06/12/2017
12
This project will open a new resource centre in Grays, to provide skills and support for unemployed people from Thurrock.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Signpost Colchester Ltd
£70,000 05/10/2017
36
over three years towards running costs at an organisation providing community-focused employment support in Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Homework Club - Continuation Funding
£7,831 04/10/2017
10
Towards the running of a Homework Club on the Greenstead estate in Colchester
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Signpost
£78,000 13/12/2016
35
Towards three years continuation funding of an employability project supporting individuals into work or education across Essex.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Signpost (Colchester) Ltd
£78,000 08/12/2016
36
towards three years' continuation funding of an employability project supporting individuals into work or education across Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Homework Club
£6,500 06/10/2016
10
To continue providing a Homework Club on Greenstead estate in Colchester.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Signpost (Colchester ) Limited
£14,264 29/06/2016
24
The charity support unemployed people and they are developing a new programme of support for long term unemployed people living in the Jaywick area.
Dulverton Trust - the apprenticeship programme/core funding
£26,700 22/10/2014
the apprenticeship programme/core funding
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Signpost (Colchester) Ltd
£75,000 05/12/2013
36
towards three years' continuation funding of an employability project in Essex that supports individuals into work or education
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Signpost (Colchester ) Limited
£35,000 21/01/2013
The M.A.H.S.T project is aimed at supporting the needs of NEET young people aged 16+ from the Jaywick area. It is a structured 24 week programme from which young people will gain many benefits and skills which will lead to increased employability.
National Lottery Community Fund - Signpost Resource Centres
£233,336 08/09/2010
36
This project provides job skills and employment support to unemployed and isolated people in North East Essex.The project aims to provide flexible interpersonal support and skills to help people gain confidence in their own abilities and work ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • DARREN BRADWELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teaching Manager
  • FRED HEDDELL CBE Appointed: 2014
  • JOANNE ELDRIDGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: It Consultant
  • LIANA PEREVERZEVA Appointed: 2024
  • RICHARD REDINGTON THOMAS (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/03/2004, number: 1102485
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/11/2003, number: 04974877
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR14: 38 days late,
Main office

Unit 19
Colchester Business Centre
1 George Williams Way
COLCHESTER
CO1 2JS

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THE NON EMPLOYED IN COLCHESTER AND THE NEIGHBOURING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF RESOURCE CENTRES WHICH ASSIST THEM IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND IN DEVELOPING SKILLS RELEVANT FOR THE JOB MARKET

Defined Area of Benefit:

COLCHESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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