Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

CROSSPOINT (WESTBURY)

Crosspoint (Westbury) operates in the geographical area of Westbury, Wiltshire. A Welcome Centre offers information, a listening ear, signposting to other agencies, an outlet for the local Foodbank, internet and telephone access. Crosspoint funds and provides a counselling service.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been 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 including the Government

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
30/11/23£49£39£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/22£40£29£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/21£30£27£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/20£27£25£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/19£26£33£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/18£42£15£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/17£25£27£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/16£23£25£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/15£36£23£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/14*£27£18£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/13*£20£16£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.crosspoint-westbury.co.uk

info@crosspoint-westbury.co.uk

01373865557

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Wiltshire Community Foundation£20,585
National Lottery Community Fund£14,500
The Foyle Foundation£3,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Promoting positive mental health and resilience
£10,000 21/04/2023
The funding will be used towards the wages of counsellors. The project aims to ensure those who cannot afford counselling can access free or subsidised sessions.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Crosspoint (Westbury)
£750 22/02/2023
Crosspoint is a volunteer-run local charity providing a range of services for disadvantaged people in Westbury and the surrounding area. Funding is towards running costs and a new website
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Crosspoint (Westbury)
£2,825 01/12/2022
We aspire to become an affiliate of Community Money Advice so we can ensure that local people have access to a quality-assured debt advice service.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£3,500 20/09/2022
towards costs of the subsidised counselling sessions
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Crosspoint (Westbury)
£15,000 03/03/2022
Crosspoint is a volunteer-run local charity providing a range of services for disadvantaged people in Westbury and the surrounding area. Funding is towards running costs and a new website
National Lottery Community Fund - Widening Access
£4,500 10/09/2021
The organisation will use the funding to train their volunteers so they can provide services to support older people and carers within the wider community to address issues linked to social isolation as well as help with health and welfare issues.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Crosspoint (Westbury)
£2,010 17/03/2021
Drop-in for adults/families requiring support, advice or signposting in Westbury and surrounding villages.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Adult counselling service
£6,786 24/01/2018
Crosspoint is a high street drop in centre in Westbury helping disadvantaged people through counselling, debt advice, foodbank, and information about other services. Funding will meet some of the costs of providing a counselling service.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Crosspoint (Westbury)
£4,000 03/08/2015
12
Crosspoint provide support to those in most need within the Westbury area, offering a Drop In Centre, Food Bank, Job Search Support, Debt Counselling and Mental Health Counselling. The grant supported extending free 1-1 and group counselling for ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • HILARY VIVIEN CLAYTON FAIRFIELD Appointed: 2014
  • JULIE VINCE Appointed: 2021
  • KEVIN STUART ANDREW FAIRMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • MARTIN BROWN Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/10/2012, number: 1149257
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR14: 14 days late, AR13: 114 days late,
Main office

Crosspoint
Market Place
Westbury
BA13 3DE

Objectives

A LOCAL CHARITY, FOUNDED ON CHRISTIAN VALUES, TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF WESTBURY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES AND FACILITIES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IRRESPECTIVE OF AGE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, RACE OR RELIGION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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