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Finance Score: -18
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Dormant: -10
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -21 ?

SIGNPOST GUNTON 

DreamworX-Youth Project working with 8-19 year old in schools, drop ins and detached work in their local communitiesGive and Take- A recycling project benefitting local community groups and individualsEast Suffolk foodbank
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £0
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • This charity appears to be dormant
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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
30/11/16£145£177£-32£0£0£0n/a0320
30/11/15£186£169£17£0£0£0n/a0391
30/11/14£159£139£20£0£0£0n/a0391
30/11/13£158£133£25£0£0£0n/a0280
30/11/12£104£125£-22£0£0£0n/a0156
30/11/11£91£108£-17£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/10£101£79£22£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/09£59£53£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/08£42£46£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/07£84£73£11£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/06£16£11£5£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
Established: 19 years

01502561546

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 320 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Tudor Trust - Grant to Signpost Gunton
£36,500 24/03/2017
15
over 15 months as continuation funding towards the project manager's salary at a youth project in Lowestoft
National Lottery Community Fund - Give and Take
£10,000 10/06/2015
12
A project to develop a project that will provide furniture and household items to people in need of basic necessities throughout the year. This will enable the group to provide assistance and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - DreamworX Youth Project
£137,060 14/04/2014
36
Not Available
Tudor Trust - Grant to Signpost Gunton
£90,000 29/10/2013
36
over three years towards the project manager's salary at this youth project in Lowestoft, Suffolk
National Lottery Community Fund - DreamworX
£90,482 08/12/2010
48
This project in Lowestoft enables young people to make their own choices and support them to become valued people in their community. The project will focus on young people aged 8-13 who do not ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/08/2005, number: 1111005
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

87 ROYAL AVENUE
LOWESTOFT
NR32 4HJ

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GUNTON, SUFFOLK AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, RACE, POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND RESIDENTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS, AND2) THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GUNTON, SUFFOLK AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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