Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 14

BURY DROP IN

SERVE THE HOMELESS & VULNERABLE HOSPITALITY - PROVIDE HOT FOOD AND DRINKS, SANDWICHES ETCBEFRIENDING- LISTEN TO GUESTS? STORIES AND DISCUSS THEIR NEEDS. SIGNPOST THE NEEDY TO THE AVAILABLE AGENCIES IN HALL ON THE DAY, & TO THE MANY OTHER AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT IN BURY ST EDMUNDSPROVIDE ANY AVAILABLE CLOTHING, SLEEPING BAGS, TOILETRIES, TENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED BY LOCAL CHURCHES

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/08/23	*	£84	£85	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£68	£70	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£41	£35	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£47	£41	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£42	£25	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18		£35	£21	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/17	*	£27	£17	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/16		£13	£9	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.burydropin.org

charitysecretary@burydropin.org

01284 731011

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Suffolk,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bury Drop In
£20,000	23/09/2021 24	towards two years' salary of the Communications and Volunteer Manager for a drop in service for homeless people in Suffolk.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Covid Local Support Grant
£1,100	14/05/2021	Hardship Funding Round 5.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Suffolk's Hardship Fund
£5,000	05/02/2021 11	To support people in Bury St Edmunds who are struggling due to homelessness; to provide hot meals, support and essential items.
Suffolk Community Foundation - The Bury Drop In
£3,000	24/01/2018 9	To continue and develop service delivery at the Drop-In for the homeless in Bury St Edmunds and surrounding areas.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Bury Drop In
£5,000	29/11/2017 11	To plan future progression and increase capacity.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID FRANK BONNETT Appointed: 2015

DAVID LOUIS SUTHERLAND Appointed: 2024

JACQUELINE ANNE BURNETT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: None

JANET MARY GREEN Appointed: 2024

MICHAEL RYALL Appointed: 2018

MRS ANTHEA JOY MARSHALL Appointed: 2018

NIGEL JOHNSON Appointed: 2015

REV ROBERT WILLIAM BARCHAM GREEN (Chair) Appointed: 2015

RICHARD JOHN MINNS Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/01/2016, number: 1165258

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
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
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

8 returns made; AR23: 3 days late, AR17: 35 days late,

Main office

Office B
Hoste House
United Reformed Church
Whiting Street
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 1NR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MEANS OF PROVIDING A WARM, SAFE AND WELCOMING HAVEN WHERE HOT MEALS AND DRINKS ARE SERVED AND WHERE A VARIETY OF AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS CAN BE ON HAND TO OFFER BEFRIENDING PLUS ADVICE ON HOUSING, DEBT AND BENEFITS OR HELP WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS INCLUDING DRUG AND ALCOHOL ISSUES AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED TO THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.

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