Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 20

SEAVIEW PROJECT

Seaview Project is established for the relief of poverty, sickness and distress of persons in need amongst the inhabitants of East Sussex.We work with people who feel they are living on the edge of society and who believe that there is little hope for their future. In support of this we provide an open access Wellbeing Centre, housing support, outreach services, activities and a health programme

Analysis by Giving is Great

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
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 and gender

Established: 28 years

www.seaviewproject.co.uk

admin@seaviewproject.org.uk

01424717981

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£889	£782	£107	£0	£1,021	£768	11.8	35	15
31/03/22	£807	£705	£101	£0	£914	£762	13	34	15
31/03/21	£759	£487	£271	£0	£812	£720	17.7	26	15
31/03/20	£581	£506	£75	£7	£541	£336	8	25	30
31/03/19	£767	£494	£273	£12	£466	£294	7.1	30	50
31/03/18	£477	£440	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£521	£412	£109	£6	£156	£124	3.6	21	0
31/03/16	£415	£425	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£354	£377	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£365	£363	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£421	£387	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£408	£399	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£445	£434	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£527	£585	£-58	£3	£26	£25	0.5	16	0
31/03/09	£858	£806	£53	£3	£84	£74	1.1	22	0
31/03/08	£759	£771	£-12	£4	£31	£31	0.5	21	0
31/03/07	£883	£870	£12	£49	£43	£43	0.6	25	0
31/03/06	£938	£893	£44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£833	£872	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£807	£805	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 11.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 12.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

35 employees
15 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

Tudor Trust	£64,000
Sussex Community Foundation	£16,700
The Foyle Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£10,000	28/11/2023	towards the charity’s ongoing work supporting the homeless
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The Seaview Project
£2,000	14/07/2023	Funding was provided towards volunteer development and staff costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Seaview Project
£5,000	21/07/2022	Funding was provided towards their digital inclusion project.
Sussex Community Foundation - Seaview Project
£9,700	26/01/2022	Funding was provided to extend the reach of their Wellbeing Centre in St Leonard's on Sea by offering an outreach/delivery service to local people, promoting their wellbeing and reducing feelings of ....more Funding was provided to extend the reach of their Wellbeing Centre in St Leonard's on Sea by offering an outreach/delivery service to local people, promoting their wellbeing and reducing feelings of loneliness and isolation.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Seaview Project
£2,000	30/03/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Seaview Project (COVID19 Grant)
£2,000	09/04/2020	as emergency funding to cover food, toiletries and other necessities for vulnerable people in St Leonards and Hastings, in response to the Coronavirus crisis
Tudor Trust - Grant to Seaview Project
£60,000	16/03/2020 24	over two years as continuation funding towards the back office and running costs of a community drop in centre in St Leonards and Hastings
Tudor Trust - Grant to Seaview Project
£65,000	07/11/2017 24	over two years as continuation funding towards core salaries for a charity supporting homeless and highly vulnerable people in St Leonards, East Sussex
Comic Relief - CrowdMatch
£2,532	27/09/2017 12	Crowdmatch funding to set up a new women’s gym in St Leonard’s on Sea.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Seaview Project
£2,567	04/08/2017	It will provide food and laundry resources for people who are homeless, sustaining life and preserving human dignity.
Comic Relief - Supporting Homelessness in Hastings and St Leonards on Sea
£38,000	30/11/2016 24	To fund some core costs for The Seaview Centre so they can continue to provide holistic open access services to people who are homeless or have mental health needs in St. Leonards, Hastings.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Seaview Project
£60,000	25/02/2016 24	over two years as continuation funding towards the costs of financial management, administration and business development support in a centre for homeless people in Hastings
Tudor Trust - Grant to Seaview Project
£65,000	11/11/2013 24	over two years towards an increase in the hours of two part-time financial posts and a contribution towards a kitchen refurbishment at an organisation supporting homeless people in St Leonards
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Seaview Projects
£27,000	29/06/2012	the salaries of the Finance Manager and Finance Administrator

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-73

BECKIE COOPER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Letting Agent

DR ANNA BARNES (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Associate Director

DUNCAN TREE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Charity Worker

ELISE MARGARET LIVERSEDGE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Architect

GARY ROGERSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Wealth Manager, Other trusteeship: REVEREND GEORGE BARNSLEY'S FOUNDATION,

MARIE CASEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Ceo

STEPHEN SAMPSON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/09/1996, number: 1058308
Registered at Companies House on 13/09/1996, number: 03249596

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

SOUTHWATER CENTRE
HATHERLEY ROAD
ST LEONARDS ON SEA
EAST SUSSEX
TN37 6LB

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF PERSONS IN NEED AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF EAST SUSSEX,

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST SUSSEX

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