Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

CHICHESTER HEART FOR HOMELESS

We work with churches of different denominations to serve homeless people in the city of Chichester. We do this by providing hot meals in church premises, with an emphasis on welcome and hospitality. We have employed an outreach worker and trained volunteers. We work with other charitable and statutory agencies to help direct people who are homeless to appropriate sources of support.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are only 4 trustees

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£62,066	£53,145	£8,921	35
31/03/22	£19,993	£40,046	£-20,053	30
31/03/21	£49,331	£29,561	£19,770	30
31/03/20	£12,643	£9,443	£3,200	30

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

http://www.heartchichester.church

INFO@HEARTCHICHESTER.CHURCH

01243531898

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

West Sussex,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Sussex Community Foundation	£20,000
DCMS	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,900

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Chichester HEART for Homeless
£10,000	14/07/2023	Funding was provided for core costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Chichester HEART for Homeless
£9,900	20/05/2022	The funding will be used to continue to deliver hot meals to people living with homelessness. The project aims to offer a safe space for people to come together and meet their basic needs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Chichester HEART for Homeless
£5,000	17/02/2021	Chichester HEART for Homeless is a charity that provides support and help for people who sleep on the street, are insecurely housed or who have previously been homeless. Pastoral support is offered ....more Chichester HEART for Homeless is a charity that provides support and help for people who sleep on the street, are insecurely housed or who have previously been homeless. Pastoral support is offered to people of all faiths and none. Funding was provided to enable them to continue with a new service they set up In response to the Coronavirus Pandemic where they provide homeless people with hot takeaway breakfasts every day from a City Centre Church.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	01/09/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Chichester HEART for Homeless
£5,000	21/04/2020	Chichester HEART for Homeless provides support and help for people who sleep on the street, are insecurely housed or who have previously been homeless. A partnership of local churches with two paid ....more Chichester HEART for Homeless provides support and help for people who sleep on the street, are insecurely housed or who have previously been homeless. A partnership of local churches with two paid employees and around 50 volunteers. Pastoral support is offered to people of all faiths and none. In response to the pandemic they are now providing homeless people with hot takeaway breakfasts every day from a City Centre Church. Funding is to help pay the additional expenses.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

FIONA ANNE ELLIS (Chair) Appointed: 2024

GEOFFREY THOMAS MERRY Appointed: 2020

MALCOLM SEDGWICK WATTS Appointed: 2020

REVD CANON VANESSA BARON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Church Minister, Other trusteeships: CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST, WALSINGHAM COLLEGE (AFFILIATED SCHOOLS) LIMITED, THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY IN CHICHESTER,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/09/2019, number: 1185120

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

ST. PANCRAS CHURCH
101 ST. PANCRAS
CHICHESTER
PO19 7LJ

Objectives

(1) THE PREVENTION OR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS IN THE LOCALITY BY:(A) IDENTIFYING AND SERVING THEIR MATERIAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS;(B) PROVIDING ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, INCLUDING IN RESPECT OF HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT; AND(C) SUPPORTING AND TRAINING MEMBERS OF LOCAL CHURCH COMMUNITIES TO FURTHER OBJECTS (1) (A) AND (B).(2) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE LOCALITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS BY: (A) IDENTIFYING AND SERVING THEIR PASTORAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS; (B) HELPING PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO, TO ACCESS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN CHRISTIAN TEACHING, WORSHIP AND MINISTRY; AND(C) SUPPORTING AND TRAINING MEMBERS OF LOCAL CHURCH COMMUNITIES TO FURTHER OBJECTS (2) (A) AND (B). (3) IN THIS CLAUSE:(A) THE LOCALITY MEANS THE CITY OF CHICHESTER AND SUCH OTHER AREAS WITHIN ENGLAND AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME; AND(B) PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS INCLUDES ANY PERSON WHO IS CURRENTLY HOMELESS, WHO IS INSECURELY HOUSED OR WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN HOMELESS.

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