Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE HARBOUR CENTRE (PLYMOUTH)

The Harbour Centre provides community support and recovery services for people affected by drugs, alcohol and other substances. This includes - the provision of advice & information, education, professional training, assessment, psycho-social interventions, case co-ordination and management of integrated treatment services; plus access to other services to address individual areas of need.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

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£2,612£2,462£150£90£1,725£1,7258.4720
31/03/22£2,219£2,114£105£101£1,575£1,5738.9630
31/03/21£1,974£1,916£57£75£1,470£1,4639.2600
31/03/20£2,109£2,095£14£0£1,413£1,4008650
31/03/19£2,329£2,209£121£0£1,487£1,4607.9630
31/03/18*£2,464£2,180£284£81£1,366£1,3217.3660
31/03/17£2,519£2,173£346£0£1,082£1,0826620
31/03/16£2,441£2,310£131£0£929£9144.7780
31/03/15£2,627£2,521£106£39£940£6883.3600
31/03/14£2,456£2,575£-119£38£834£7433.5740
31/03/13£2,471£2,468£3£44£953£8594.2680
31/03/12£2,351£2,339£12£45£950£8444.3600
31/03/11£2,330£2,267£63£54£938£8204.3590
31/03/10£2,372£2,207£165£49£875£6673.6570
31/03/09£2,242£2,119£124£50£710£4972.8550
31/03/08*£2,102£2,017£86£55£586£3822.3550
31/03/07*£2,043£1,851£192£68£501£2791.8490
31/03/06*£2,142£2,599£-457n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£2,120£2,083£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£2,069£1,986£83n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 39 years

www.harbour.org.uk

julie.howes5@nhs.net

01752434485

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Plymouth City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Devon Community Foundation - School Engagement Coordinator
£9,198 10/07/2022
Coordinator for school workshops on substance misuse

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-63
  • ALEXANDER WHITE (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • CHRISTOPHER ANDREWS Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Finance Director
  • DR BENJAMIN JAMESON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Doctor
  • JACK DOUGLAS BURT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant
  • JANE YEATES Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Management Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/02/1986, number: 293721
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/01/1986, number: 01984863
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR08: 238 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 15 days late, AR04: 45 days late,
Main office

HARBOUR DRUG & ALCOHOL SERVICES
HYDE PARK HOUSE
MUTLEY PLAIN
PLYMOUTH
PL4 6LF

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE PREVENTION OF THE ABUSE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES AND TO ASSIST PERSONS SUFFERING THEREFROM. B) TO HELP THE PREVENTION OF THE ABUSE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS IN THE FIELD. C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE INCIDENCE AND EFFECT ON SOCIETY OF THE USE AND ABUSE OF AN DEPENDENCE UPON ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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