Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Future income +5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 13

RPD FOUNDATION

THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE SUSSEX AREA, BY MAKING GRANTS AND PROVIDING SERVICES 2. THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE SUSSEX AREA, BY MAKING GRANTS AND PROVIDING SERVICES

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been 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
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity only provides its support via other charities
Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is predominantly male

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		£30	£27	£3	n/a
31/03/22		£28	£33	£-6	n/a
31/03/21	*	£33	£16	£17	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

foundation@placedobson.co.uk

01293521191

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

Postcode Society Trust	£23,800
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,480
Sussex Community Foundation	£12,350

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Postcode Society Trust - Project Funding
£23,800	29/09/2023	Project funding supported the Crawley Foodbank Partnership and other providers to increase their capacity, so they can help more people in need.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to the RPD Foundation
£5,000	14/07/2023	Funding was provided towards developing a Crawley Foodbank Partnership.
National Lottery Community Fund - CSR - Connecting Sectors Responsibly - Skills Based Volunteering
£9,780	21/10/2022	The funding will be used to recruit 40 skills-based volunteers to match and place them with charities that need their skills. The project aims to promote transfer of skills to the charities and encourage professionals to continue to support ....more The funding will be used to recruit 40 skills-based volunteers to match and place them with charities that need their skills. The project aims to promote transfer of skills to the charities and encourage professionals to continue to support charities on an ongoing basis.
Sussex Community Foundation - ‘Back on Track’
£7,350	25/02/2022	Funding was provided towards staff costs for a Support Co-ordinator for their 'Back on Track' project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Back on Track
£9,700	03/09/2021	The funding will be used to run career coaching and skills development sessions. The project aims to support people who have become unemployed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTINE CHESHIRE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

DARREN HARDING (Chair) Appointed: 2020

MATTHEW TYSON Appointed: 2021

PHILIP HAYDEN Appointed: 2021

RICHARD POLLINS Appointed: 2021

STEVEN ROBERT SAWYER Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/03/2020, number: 1188650

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR21: 46 days late,

Main office

Richard Place Dobson
1-7 Station Road
CRAWLEY
RH10 1HT

Objectives

1. THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE SUSSEX AREA, BY MAKING GRANTS AND PROVIDING SERVICES2. THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE SUSSEX AREA, BY MAKING GRANTS AND PROVIDING SERVICES.‘THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.• CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.• VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DONOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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