Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

MEDWAY PLUS

The objects of the CIO are:1.To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged community of Medway and Kent in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society2.The promotion for the benefit of the public of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather 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
31/03/24£101£49£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£60£77£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£44£83£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£98£107£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£158£116£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£69£49£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£106£85£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

https://medwayplus.wordpress.com/

marie.medwayplus@outlook.com

07734069133

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent, Medway,
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£20,000
Postcode Society Trust£19,990
Barrow Cadbury Trust£19,400
Sport England£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
The Foyle Foundation£7,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Fit for Purpose
£15,000 22/01/2024
23
This project will deliver an option of 5 different sporting activities as taster sessions to young people from minority groups and hard-to-reach young people. Participants will be offered a choice of 2 to 3 different sports as taster sessions, to be ....more
Postcode Society Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£19,990 29/09/2023
Funding helped run celebration events, watersports, arts, gardening and computer activities that helped people who are isolated to integrate into their communities.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,000 18/09/2023
towards core work over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - Plop
£10,000 19/08/2022
The funding will be used to deliver water sport activities and educational talks for people from disadvantaged communities. The project aims to enable access to social and physical activities and develop transferable skills.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Plus
£20,000 10/03/2022
24
towards two years' running costs of an organisation providing support for migrants and refugees, young people and isolated people in Medway, Kent.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - MEDWAY PLUS
£19,400 07/10/2020
6
To enable Medway Plus to continue supporting communities hard hit by C19
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Plus
£12,000 07/09/2017
24
towards two years' running costs of a project providing water-based activities for disabled young people, and activities for older people in Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Taking to the Water
£10,000 21/06/2017
12
This project will develop and promote water sports in Medway to support community engagement amongst those who are disadvantaged. It will promote and offer water sports activities, including sailing, canoeing and boating, to increase recreational ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ABI JESSOP Appointed: 2015
  • CARL KROON Appointed: 2015
  • DR DAVID MARTIN SMITH Appointed: 2017
  • IRENE HELLER (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • KATIE LOUISE JONES Appointed: 2019
  • SHANE PATRICK CONVEY Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/10/2015, number: 1163985
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

Community Centre
Melville Court
Brompton Hill
ME4 4XL

Objectives

1. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF MEDWAY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;2. THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN MEDWAY) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP:(B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT:(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:(D) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES:(E) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:(F) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES:(G) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:(H) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE:(I) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME:(J) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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