Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

JACKIE'S DROP IN CENTRE

The provision of a drop in centre providing social and recreational facilities, advice and support for adults with learning disabilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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£124£79£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£65£37£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£6£24£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£86£60£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19*£81£52£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£55£35£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£76£65£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16?*£61£27£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£22£12£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

www.jackiesdropin.org.uk

centre@jackiesdropin.org.uk

01462338752

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Shop Rental Project
£10,000 29/09/2021
Grant to Jackie's Drop-In Centre
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Jackies Drop-In Centre
£2,949 04/08/2017
A sensory room this will help to develop people's sense through special lighting, music, and the use of different objects.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID JOHNSTON OBE Appointed: 2022
  • HARRY LOTE (Chair) Appointed: 2016
  • JANICE WARD Appointed: 2023
  • MRS JACKIE NEALON Appointed: 2014
  • PATRICIA YORK Appointed: 2017
  • PETER ALAN WRIGHT Appointed: 2023
  • ROSEMARY BAILEY Appointed: 2014
  • SHANE WILLIS Appointed: 2022
  • ZOE THEAKSTON Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/05/2014, number: 1157193
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
9 returns made; AR19: 17 days late, AR18: 258 days late, AR17: 274 days late, AR16: 122 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF LETCHWORTH TRUST FUND on 24/11/2021
Main office

Jackies Drop In Centre
Broadway
Letchworth Garden City
Herfordshire
SG6 3PA

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A DROP IN CENTRE PROVIDING SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, ADVICE AND SUPPORT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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