Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 12
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
    • Grant maker support: +12
    Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

    TURNING TIDES HOMELESSNESS 

    Relief of poverty by the provision of emergency and other accommodation, advice and assistance for persons who are deemed homeless and/or in need of such accommodation, advice or assistance.
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    Positives:

    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • 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
    Established: 30 years

    http://www.turning-tides.org.uk/

    info@turning-tides.org.uk

    01903680740

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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£5,969£6,083£-114£0£6,725£5,34210.5157398
    31/03/22£5,633£5,671£-38£0£6,839£5,42711.5155359
    31/03/21£6,050£4,845£1,206£0£6,877£5,26913.1134283
    31/03/20£4,140£3,956£184£0£5,672£4,73114.4116300
    31/03/19£3,668£3,689£-21£223£5,488£4,67815.2109265
    31/03/18£4,489£2,649£1,840£182£5,526£4,69721.3780
    31/03/17£2,864£2,290£574£169£3,685£3,28217.2690
    31/03/16£2,519£2,425£94£426£3,111£3,09615.3650
    31/03/15£2,085£1,903£182£402£3,017£2,83617.9530
    31/03/14£1,496£1,589£-93£306£2,835£2,83421.4460
    31/03/13£1,740£1,503£237£273£2,928£2,92623.4390
    31/03/12£1,362£1,422£-60£231£2,691£2,68322.6390
    31/03/11£1,226£1,267£-41£127£2,751£2,74726350
    31/03/10£1,479£1,452£27£126£2,792£2,78823310
    31/03/09£1,048£1,187£-140£98£2,765£2,76227.9350
    31/03/08£991£1,207£-216£110£1,420£1,41614.1350
    31/03/07£1,157£1,102£54£103£1,636£1,60217.4340
    31/03/06£1,175£757£418£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£715£604£111£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£736£575£161£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 8%
    Liabilities/Income: 10%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
    Reserves/Spending: 10.5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.8
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • West Sussex,
    Who it helps
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • 157 employees
    • 398 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
    National Lottery Community Fund£948,993
    Henry Smith Charity£399,700
    DCMS£145,500
    Sussex Community Foundation£81,709
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£65,667
    The Michael And Betty Little Trust£65,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Community Hubs; empowering people experiencing homelessness
    £499,000 20/07/2023
    Funding will be used for the running of two homelessness support hubs in Littlehampton and Worthing. The project aims to connect users with further support employment or volunteering opportunities ....more
    Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Turning Tides
    £74,859 10/01/2022
    Funding was provided to support the organisation with core costs, specifically for an additional Advice and Assessment Worker post at St Clare's Community Hub in Worthing.
    The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Turning Tides
    £40,000 02/10/2021
    Relief of poverty by the provision of emergency and other accommodation, advice and assistance for persons who are deemed homeless and/or in need of such accommodation, advice or assistance.
    Sussex Community Foundation - Mobile Dental Clinic
    £1,000 30/04/2021
    Funding was provided to run a mobile dentistry service to the homeless community.
    Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Turning Tides
    £2,850 09/12/2020
    Funding will provide £2850 towards providing meals over the festive season to local homeless and vulnerably housed individuals.
    The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Turning Tides
    £25,000 12/07/2020
    Relief of poverty by the provision of emergency and other accommodation, advice and assistance for persons who are deemed homeless and/or in need of such accommodation, advice or assistance.
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
    £65,667 07/05/2020
    Organisations supporting homelessness
    Crisis UK - Grant to Turning Tides
    £47,491 07/05/2020
    New posts to support a digital offer.
    Crisis UK - Grant to Turning Tides
    £5,000 09/04/2020
    Food provision
    Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Turning Tides
    £3,000 06/04/2020
    Since 1992 Turning Tides has provided support for the homeless and those insecurely housed across West Sussex with the aim of empowering our clients to achieve sustainable independent living. Funding ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Littlehampton Community Homelessness Project - Extension
    £449,993 24/03/2020
    39
    Turning Tides, a Homeless organisation, will use the funding to continue and build on their services. The grant will enable them to set down permanent roots through the addition of a small ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Turning Tides
    £399,700 19/03/2020
    48
    towards four years' funding towards the development of the West Sussex Housing First Partnership
    DCMS - Tampon Tax Fund - Ending Women's Homelessness
    £97,000 02/10/2019
    Increasing capacity in West Sussex for women only spaces at local hubs and services by extending times, location and days of current women only groups in Worthing and Littlehampton. Increase the ....more
    DCMS - Tampon Tax Fund - Ending Women's Homelessness
    £48,500 02/10/2019
    Increasing capacity in West Sussex for women only spaces at local hubs and services by extending times, location and days of current women only groups in Worthing and Littlehampton. Increase the ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Worthing Churches Homeless Projects
    £8,305 19/11/2018
    We wish to develop a volunteer be-friending service for people who have previously experienced homelessness.
    National Lottery Community Fund - St. Clare's Community Hub
    £490,000 26/07/2017
    60
    This group will develop their project which aims to provide a range of support interventions for homeless people, which helps them out of crisis and into independent living and stable accommodation. ....more
    Masonic Trust - Outreach Project Worker
    £10,000 19/10/2016
    Funding towards the salary of an Outreach Project Worker to work with clients in their own homes, helping them with life skills to enable them to live independently.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Littlehampton Community Homelessness Project (LCHP)
    £322,545 01/06/2016
    47
    This project will support people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, including a breakfast club for people to socialise and access support and advice. People will receive an individual ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Worthing Churches Homeless Project
    £81,400 17/09/2015
    36
    towards three years' salary of the Substance Misuse Social Work Co-ordinator at the 'Recovery Project', a residential rehabilitation project for people who are homeless or insecurely housed with ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - St Clare's Day Centre
    £486,501 05/03/2014
    36
    This project is a continuation and expansion of the existing support for homeless people in Worthing by Worthing Churches Homeless Projects (WCHP). It aims to reduce homelessness by providing ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - St Clare's Day Centre
    £490,546 08/09/2010
    36
    This project in Worthing provides crisis intervention and advice, signposting to appropriate services, temporary accommodation and eventually permanent housing to adults experiencing or at risk of ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 7/8 persons

    Age Range of Trustees: 52-72
    • JANE LODGE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Nhs Manager
    • MARTIN QUINN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Leadership Consultant
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/10/1993, number: 1027832
    • Registered at Companies House on 21/04/1992, number: 02708334
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Care Quality Commission
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
    • 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; AR05: 2 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from RAVENSCOURT on 11/01/2020
    Main office

    Turning Tides
    Town Hall
    Chapel Road
    WORTHING
    West Sussex
    BN11 1HA

    Objectives

    RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY AND OTHER ACCOMMODATION, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEEMED HOMELESS AND/OR IN NEED OF SUCH ACCOMMODATION, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE WORTHING

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
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