Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 9
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Very static board: -5
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

RIVERS LEARNING PROJECT COMMUNITY

LEARNING PROGRAMME: English, Literacy & community @IT & Computer programme EMPLOYMENT SCHEME: Free employability skills training & CV writing supportSPACE PROGRAMME A facilitator & organiser of resources to benefit women who need non-judgmental and impartial support and/or guidance.@Coaching & mentoring@PRESENCE: Safe space for women; DV awareness advocacy; encourage integration
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board composition very static?
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/03/23*£1£6£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£28£31£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£44£47£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£23£16£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£29£25£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£9£19£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£17£12£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.riverslpc.org

contact@riverslpc.org

03300576006

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Sussex Community Foundation£30,000
DCMS£9,980
Rosa UK£8,000
Co-Operative Group£1,691
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rivers Learning Project Community
£5,000 17/11/2023
Funding was provided towards core costs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Rivers LPC
£1,691 21/10/2023
Our food club would provide a walk-up service in a local community hall with no referral; we'd support mental wellbeing, tackle loneliness, and signpost for other queries.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rivers Learning Project Community
£5,000 19/05/2023
Funding was provided towards project costs for an IT and community awareness programme.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rivers Learning Project Community
£5,000 17/11/2021
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Funding was provided towards running costs.
Rosa UK - C19 R4-RIVERS-2021
£8,000 30/03/2021
A grant of £8,000 is recommended for further core salary and volunteer costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rivers Learning Project Community
£5,000 11/02/2021
Rivers provides a platform to empower women to take up new challenges. Confidence building, reducing isolation, promoting integration and accessing education are the foundations of their vision. Funding was provided for the continuation of the ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,980 06/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rivers Learning Project Community
£5,000 21/09/2020
Rivers provides a platform to empower women to take up new challenges. Confidence building, reducing isolation, promoting integration and accessing education are the foundations of our vision. Rivers support vulnerable women who due to social, ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rivers Learning Project Community
£5,000 21/04/2020
Rivers provides a platform to empower women to take up new challenges. Rivers support vulnerable women who due to social, economic or other lifestyles affected by an invisible barrier to accessing service of established institutions. Funding is to ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rivers Learning Project Community
£5,000 18/11/2019
10
Funding was provided towards the costs of running the women's resource centre for one year.
National Lottery Community Fund - Validating Voices
£10,000 09/10/2019
11
Validating Voices
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Rivers LPC
£9,500 12/09/2018
12
towards one year's running costs of a women's resource centre providing adult education, advocacy, employment training and support to vulnerable women in Surrey
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rivers Learning Project Community
£5,000 16/03/2018
14
Rivers supports vulnerable women, who due to social, economic or immigration status are unlikely to approach formal institutions. Funding was provided towards core costs.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

  • EVANJALIN VIVEKANANDARAJAH Appointed: 2015
  • JEREDYNE STANLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • JOCELYN CHIRIMAMANGA Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/2015, number: 1164574
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR23: 8 days late, AR21: 12 days late, AR17: 18 days late,
Main office

PRESENCE Women's Resource Centre
Bewbush Centre
Dorsten Square
Crawley
West Sussex
RH11 8XW

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST WOMEN IN CRAWLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.2. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG WOMEN IN CRAWLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, DUE TO THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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