Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

TOUCHPOINT

Touchpoint operates a community hub, well-being initiative, and free foodshare project. Based in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, we serve local towns and villages in Uttlesford, Essex and Hertfordshire. Working with specialist partners we facilitate and deliver an array of services addressing issues around mental health, social isolation, physical well-being and financial stress.

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Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
05/04/23		£81,133	£70,068	£11,065	120
05/04/22		£68,610	£19,956	£48,654	35

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.thetouchpoint.org

admin@thetouchpoint.org

07572114882

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex, Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
120 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to TouchPoint
£4,650	23/03/2023	towards the core cost and purchase of fridges for a community run food share project supporting people in Uttlesford
National Lottery Community Fund - TouchPoint Community Hub - Stansted
£9,750	24/09/2021	The funding will be used to create a community cafe meeting room and activity space. The project aims to support people with the issues affecting their lives such as mental ill health and ....more The funding will be used to create a community cafe meeting room and activity space. The project aims to support people with the issues affecting their lives such as mental ill health and unemployment following the economic effects of the pandemic.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ELISSA FAYE BURGOINE Appointed: 2021

FIONA LOUISE VENUS Appointed: 2023

PAUL ANDREW LIVINGSTONE-CHAMBERS (Chair) Appointed: 2021

SHIRLEY ELIZABETH JOHNSON Appointed: 2021

RICHARD PETER JONES Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: WORLD OUTREACH, BISHOP'S STORTFORD BAPTIST CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2021, number: 1194098

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

14/09/2022 - Asset transfer in from STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET DAY AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
06/11/2023 - Asset transfer in from STANSTEDCAN

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET DAY AND COMMUNITY CENTRE on 14/09/2022
Asset transfer in from STANSTEDCAN on 06/11/2023

Main office

TouchPoint
Crafton Green House
72 Chapel Hill
STANSTED
Essex
CM24 8AQ

Objectives

The provision of community facilities, primarily in Uttlesford, Essex and Hertfordshire, in the interests of improving the wellbeing of persons who by reason of age, poverty or social and economic circumstances will benefit from them, specifically but not limited to:The prevention and relief of poverty and the preservation and promotion of good health, nutrition and social inclusion in such ways as the trustees may at their discretion think fit, including:1) the collection and redistribution of surplus food;2) the provision of support related to preparedness for the entry or return to the workplace; and3) the encouragement and organisation of members of the public to undertake voluntary charitable work.To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment through the reduction of waste (in particular food waste) and increasing knowledge and understanding of its adverse environmental impacts.

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