Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 3

MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL)

(a) the relief of persons having an addiction to drugs, alcohol or other noxious substances ;(b) the advancement of public education concerning addictions;(c) such purposes charitable as will benefit the community in the Blackpool area.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 3 trustees?
Why is the Board composition very static?

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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
30/04/24		£238	£279	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/23		£276	£262	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/22		£280	£243	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/21		£286	£247	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/20?	*	£240	£267	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/18		£234	£175	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/17		£182	£190	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/16		£193	£196	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/15		£171	£168	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/14	*	£96	£77	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/13	*	£41	£35	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/12		£25	£26	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/11	*	£3	£1	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/10	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/09	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/08		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years

www.mulberrycompro.co.uk

mulberrycompro@gmail.com

07840116632

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Blackpool,

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Rank Foundation - Col Small Grant Mulberry Community Project 2023
£1,400	27/04/2023	Mulberry Community Project received a Cost of Living Small Grant to help cover the cost of food and essential items for users.
National Lottery Community Fund - Post Covid Continuation
£180,795	19/03/2021	Mulberry Community Project (MCP) is an independent non-commissioned supported housing project which provides abstinence-based recovery for those in recovery from alcohol/drug misuse by providing secure housing support encouragement mentoring and ....more Mulberry Community Project (MCP) is an independent non-commissioned supported housing project which provides abstinence-based recovery for those in recovery from alcohol/drug misuse by providing secure housing support encouragement mentoring and counselling. Funding will allow the organisation to continue the provision of recovery support for its community of people.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mulberry Community Project
£7,322	19/11/2018	We would like to fund our residents going to work with The National Trust for a week, including minibus hire.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Mulberry Community Project
£14,000	18/04/2018 12	funding will allow the charity to increase its capacity in order to implement PQASSO thereby ensuring their governance is reviewed and strengthened, develop a business plan and funding strategy and expand their trustee base.
National Lottery Community Fund - IT Life Skills for All
£9,780	30/08/2017 12	The group will deliver IT training to people recovering from addiction recovery and people who are long time unemployment. This will equip people with the necessary skills to improve their employment opportunities and increase their confidence.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Mulberry Community Project
£7,490	09/09/2015	providing supported accommodation to individuals in order to break their addiction. The grant will fund the costs of PQASSO and Outcome Star, consultancy costs and training costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mulberry Community Project
£10,000	22/08/2013 12	This is a project by an incorporated charity in Blackpool. The organisation will use funding to gain Registered Social Landlord status. This will enable the group to provide more dry housing for people who have experienced homelessness or addiction, ....more This is a project by an incorporated charity in Blackpool. The organisation will use funding to gain Registered Social Landlord status. This will enable the group to provide more dry housing for people who have experienced homelessness or addiction, along with affording the group to obtain further capital funding for their housing project, with the aim of expanding their services.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-60

ALISON MAGDALENE GORDON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Trustee

ANDREW BOTTOMLEY Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Flight Technician

NICOLA JANE JOHNSTON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Trustee

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/05/2007, number: 1119226
Registered at Companies House on 26/04/2007, number: 06227737

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR20: 51 days late, AR14: 23 days late, AR13: 110 days late, AR11: 20 days late, AR10: 72 days late, AR09: 111 days late,

Main office

32 Clifton Street
Blackpool
Lancs
FY1 1JP

Objectives

(A) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS HAVING AN ADDICTION TO DRUGS, ALCOHOL OR OTHER NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES BY THE PROVISION OF SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, CARE AND COUNSELLING;(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION CONCERNING ADDITIONS AND APPROACHES AND CARE BY THE PUBLICATION TO DISSEMINATE THE RELEVANT INFORMATION;(C) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY IN THE BLACKPOOL AREA

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, BLACKPOOL

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