Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 9

EDUCATION TRAINING CONSORTIUM SUSSEX

The charity provides:Free computer access to disadvantaged groups at various centres in the area .Regular groups attending the centre include clients with Prader Willi Syndrome and people in recovery from mental ill health. Day services for people with dementia in Hastings and Rye.Support for people in food povertyESOL for Asylum seekers and refugees.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£447	£398	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/22		£360	£307	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/21		£271	£226	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/03/20	*	£330	£273	£57	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£161	£164	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18		£147	£138	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£118	£120	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£84	£81	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£82	£66	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£47	£48	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£21	£31	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

www.etcsussex.weebly.com

edtracon@btinternet.com

01424444691

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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

Sussex Community Foundation	£54,956
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,996
DCMS	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Education Training Consortium Sussex
£5,000	19/01/2023 8	Funding was provided to support Ukrainian refugees, through room hire, resources and tutor costs
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Education Training Consortium Sussex
£9,992	11/11/2022	Funding was provided towards a foodbank, with additional support for asylum seekers and refugees.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community English
£9,996	11/11/2022	The funding will be used to provide English lessons to refugees and asylum seekers. The project aims to enable people to settle in the country and integrate into the community
Sussex Community Foundation - Rother Outreach to Older People [ROTOP]
£10,000	26/01/2022	Funding was provided towards an outreach worker to consult with communities in Rother about the needs of older people.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Education Training Consortium Sussex
£9,964	24/05/2021	Education Training Consortium Sussex support asylum seekers, refugees and migrants with ESOL courses. Funding was provided for food supplies, a laptop for internet access for advice and information ....more Education Training Consortium Sussex support asylum seekers, refugees and migrants with ESOL courses. Funding was provided for food supplies, a laptop for internet access for advice and information at the food bank, and support staff for one year to provide information, signposting and support.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Education Training Consortium Sussex
£5,000	19/04/2021	Education Training Consortium support asylum seekers, refugees and migrants with ESOL courses. Funding was provided to purchase food for struggling families, including those under the Syrian ....more Education Training Consortium support asylum seekers, refugees and migrants with ESOL courses. Funding was provided to purchase food for struggling families, including those under the Syrian resettlement scheme.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Education Training Consortium Sussex
£5,000	13/01/2021	The Education Training Consortium Sussex support asylum seekers, refugees and migrants with ESOL courses. Funding was provided towards staff costs and food donations for clients experiencing food ....more The Education Training Consortium Sussex support asylum seekers, refugees and migrants with ESOL courses. Funding was provided towards staff costs and food donations for clients experiencing food poverty.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Education Training Consortium Sussex
£5,000	25/08/2020	Education Training Consortium supports asylum seekers, refugees and migrants with ESOL courses. Funding will help them to pay for food distibuted by volunteers.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	24/08/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Education Training Consortium Sussex
£5,000	04/05/2020	Education Training Consortium support asylum seekers, refugees and migrants with ESOL courses. Funding is for staff time to follow up and signpost asylum seekers to services which can support them ....more Education Training Consortium support asylum seekers, refugees and migrants with ESOL courses. Funding is for staff time to follow up and signpost asylum seekers to services which can support them during the Pandemic. This will also pay for food that will be distributed by volunteers. This will be food that meets the normal diets of the client group which is very different from that provided by Food Banks and other projects.
National Lottery Community Fund - Family ESOL
£9,888	10/05/2017 12	This project will develop and trial an English language course aimed at local families with limited English skills, including families from migrant and asylum backgrounds. This will improve family ....more This project will develop and trial an English language course aimed at local families with limited English skills, including families from migrant and asylum backgrounds. This will improve family relationships and enhance their future life chances.
National Lottery Community Fund - Computer Upgrade
£10,000	19/08/2014 12	Not Available

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JANICE EASTON Appointed: 2017

JOHN BARRY ENEFER Appointed: 2017

VIVIENNE TATE Appointed: 2023

DUNCAN KEIR Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: SUSSEX HOUSING TRUST FOR THE ELDERLY,

PETER RICHARD CARCAS (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeships: SUSSEX HOUSING TRUST FOR THE ELDERLY, SKILLS & LEARNING IN THE COMMUNITY LTD,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/07/2012, number: 1147918

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

11 returns made; AR20: 58 days late,

Main office

49 CAMBRIDGE GARDENS
HASTINGS
EAST SUSSEX
TN34 1EN

Objectives

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY AND ITS OBJECTS SHALL BE:(A)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD (THE AREA)WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.(B)TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONGST PEOPLE IN THE AREA WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED THROUGH ILL HEALTH, UNEMPLOYMENT, INADEQUATE HOUSING, LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OR ANY OTHER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, PARTICULARLY BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPROVING THE LONG TERM EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS OF SAID PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SUSSEX AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

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