Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 8
    • Only 4 Trustees: -1
    • Narrow trustee age band: -2
    • Grant maker support: +8

    THE METRO CENTRE LTD 

    Metro works with anyone experiencing issues related to sexuality, identity, gender & Diversity. We work in the fields of: Sexual & Reproductive health: Mental Health & Wellbeing: HIV Prevention & Support: Youth Services: Community Involvement & Participation. We provide support, advice, advocacy, information, counselling, group work, community development, research, clinical services & resources.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • 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

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    • There are only 4 trustees
    • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
    Established: 26 years
    (31 years as a company)

    www.metrocharity.org.uk

    hello@metrocharity.org.uk

    02083055000

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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*£4,850£5,037£-187£0£1,672£1,278311580
    31/03/22£5,189£5,175£13£0£1,282£1,282310455
    31/03/21£5,500£5,448£51£0£1,268£1,2802.810045
    31/03/20£4,676£4,652£23£0£1,217£1,2123.19545
    31/03/19£4,314£4,238£76£0£1,193£1,2043.49145
    31/03/18£3,824£3,691£133£0£1,117£1,1173.6910
    31/03/17£3,208£3,061£146£0£927£690.3760
    31/03/16£3,242£2,944£298£0£772£7723.1670
    31/03/15£2,519£2,326£194£52£473£4732.4550
    31/03/14£2,437£2,461£-23£37£279£2601.3440
    31/03/13£2,179£2,310£-131£37£303£2431.3650
    31/03/12£2,584£2,558£26£37£433£3851.8690
    31/03/11£2,524£2,523£1£38£407£3851.8720
    31/03/10£2,442£2,434£8£47£348£3471.7550
    31/03/09£1,532£1,509£23£40£341£3372.7260
    31/03/08*£617£638£-21£34£318£3186130
    31/03/07£623£552£71£26£339£3357.3120
    31/03/06£553£520£33£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£491£441£50£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£527£507£20£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
    Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 39%
    Liabilities/Income: 22%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 76%
    Reserves/Spending: 3 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.7
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Recreation
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 115 employees
    • 80 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Medway, Throughout London,

    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
    Comic Relief£688,885
    BBC Children in Need£200,028
    DCMS£95,682
    Department of Health£89,539
    City Bridge Trust£59,844
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Trust for London - METRO Centre
    £7,500 29/06/2022
    The funding is for a youth service and bolstering the support provided to LGBTQ+ young people, specifically through a fortnightly Transcend group for trans and non-binary young people. This will ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Metro Centre Ltd
    £120,089 03/02/2022
    This project will deliver counselling sessions and toolkits to support young people within the LGBTQ+ community. The activities will increase confidence, reduce stress and reduce loneliness.
    Community Foundation for Surrey - BOOST - Surrey HIV Counselling service
    £3,500 26/01/2022
    11
    Funding for a project providing counselling and mental health support to people living with HIV, specifically those from B.A.M.E and/or LGBTQ+ communities.
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Metro Centre Ltd
    £49,869 28/09/2020
    towards the project providing targeted advocacy and immigration advice, with an interpreter, for LGBTQ+ Bangladeshi people with mental health issues, as outlined in your application
    Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - People with Disabilities
    £24,000 28/09/2020
    11
    Funding for a one-to-one mentoring and counselling programme for those living with HIV amid the Coronavirus pandemic
    Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Metro Charity
    £3,341 10/09/2020
    towards the purchase of IT equipment to enable isolated, vulnerable clients with HIV across Essex to access services currently being delivered online due to the COVID19 pandemic
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Metro Centre Ltd
    £79,939 09/09/2020
    18
    COVID19 - This grant will fund counselling and provide wellbeing toolkits to LGBTQ young people who are isolated due to Covid-19. It will result in increased self-esteem, reduced isolation and ....more
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £63,844 17/07/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
    Comic Relief - METRO - LGBTQ+ Intermediary partner
    £650,000 23/06/2020
    12
    COVID19 - METRO Charity's purpose is to promote health and wellbeing through transformative services to anyone experiencing issues relating to sexuality, gender, equality, diversity and identity, and ....more
    Comic Relief - Metro Centre Recovery Funding
    £38,885 23/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 Recovery funding
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £31,838 20/05/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Metro Centre Ltd T/A METRO Charity
    £9,975 15/05/2020
    A grant of £9,975 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
    Community Foundation for Surrey - METRO SPH (St. Peter's House) Peer Support Project
    £4,999 01/04/2020
    11
    Funding for a project, supporting people with HIV by an equality and diversity charity based in Reigate.
    Department of Health - Sexual Reproductive Health Innovation Fund
    £55,294 01/04/2020
    The proposed focus of the 2020 fund is addressing inequalities in SH, RH and HIV health outcomes experienced by Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic (BAME) communities. The fund is open to ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - LGBTQ Migrant Theatre Project
    £9,824 29/08/2019
    12
    LGBTQ Migrant Theatre Project
    Department of Health - The Metro Centre Ltd
    £18,474 01/04/2019
    The Metro Centre Ltd
    Department of Health - The Metro Centre Ltd
    £15,771 01/04/2019
    The Metro Centre Ltd
    Comic Relief - Sustainability Fund 2
    £39,963 13/02/2019
    3
    Funding our MORE (Maximising Offer and Reach through Enterprise) Project will support the aspirational and entrepreneurial direction of our new strategic plan. Specifically, it will allow us to meet ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Metro Centre Ltd
    £116,205 23/10/2018
    36
    This project will deliver counselling and support groups to young people from the LGBTQ community. The activity will reduce anxiety, increase self-esteem and reduce isolation.
    Department of Health - EPrEP
    £49,928 12/10/2018
    PROBLEM & INNOVATION: Current online PrEP approaches are not migrant specific. PrEP programmes often focus on MSM communities, with heterosexual BAME communities not engaged, or a low priority. ....more
    Department of Health - Online focus groups for young guys into guys (GiG)
    £31,992 12/10/2018
    This proposal will support effective community HIV prevention activities and promote the prompt diagnosis, especially through frequent testing, of both HIV and other sexually transmitted ....more
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Metro Centre Ltd
    £53,700 02/10/2018
    Preserving Our Shared Heritage (POSH)
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Metro Centre Limited
    £83,400 06/07/2018
    24
    £83,400 over two years (£41,600; £41,800) for a part-time Service Co-ordinator and associated running costs of a project supporting young LGBTQ Londoners.
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Spitalfields Crypt Trust
    £138,000 06/07/2018
    36
    £138,000 over three years (£44,800; £46,000; £47,200) for the salary of an Addiction Counsellor and associated project costs.
    Comic Relief - Video Interaction on Disclosure (VID) Project
    £51,635 27/09/2017
    18
    The number of HIV affected children in the UK has been estimated at 20,000. Most young people living with HIV acquired the virus through mother-to-child transmission. As these young people progress ....more
    Comic Relief - Support for LGBTQ Young People Experiencing Issues around Gender and/or Substance Misuse
    £45,000 19/07/2017
    24
    METRO Centre is a London based charity, providing health, community and youth services across London and the South East. They work with anyone experiencing issues related to gender, sexuality, ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Pride Across Identities
    £10,000 11/04/2017
    12
    The funding will be used to run an arts-based retreat weekend and tour for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) and people with HIV. The project aims to challenge ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to METRO Charity (The Metro Centre Ltd)
    £105,000 08/09/2016
    36
    towards three years' salary of a Mental Health Advocate to support LGBTQ Londoners with mental health issues
    Comic Relief - BA Flying Start initiative 2016
    £10,000 13/07/2016
    12
    BA Flying Start initiative 2016
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Metro Centre Limited
    £105,000 18/03/2016
    36
    £105,000 over 3 years (3 x £35,000) for the salary costs of an Advocacy Worker and related costs of an advocacy service for LGBT Londoners with mental health problems.
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Metro Centre Limited
    £119,600 12/03/2015
    36
    £119,600 over three years (£36,700, £41,100, £41,800) for the salary of a Service Co-ordinator; clinical supervision; room hire; and associated running costs.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 53-69
    • DAWN BROWN (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chief Executive
    • JOHN LEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Unemployed
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/07/1998, number: 1070582
    • Registered at Companies House on 19/05/1992, number: 02716101
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Other Regulators
    • Care Quality Commission
    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
    • 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; AR23: 50 days late, AR08: 13 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from ST PETERS HOUSE PROJECT on 11/08/2021
    • Asset transfer in from GREENWICH ASSOCIATION OF DISABLED PEOPLES CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING on 19/11/2021
    • Asset transfer in from VOLUNTARY ACTION LEWISHAM (THE LEWISHAM COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE) on 06/09/2022
    Main office

    First Floor
    Equitable House
    7 General Gordon Square
    LONDON
    SE18 6FH

    Objectives

    FOR THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCING ISSUES RELATED TO SEXUALITY, IDENTITY, GENDER AND DIVERSITY, INCLUDING BY FOCUSING ON;-(I) CHALLENGING HOMOPHOBIA AND HETEROSEXISM AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE, AND THOSE QUESTIONING THEIR SEXUALITY;(II) WORKING IN THE FIELD OF SEXUAL HEALTH PROMOTION, HIV PREVENTION AND HIV SUPPORT;(III) PROVIDING SERVICES WHICH PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE, INFORMATION, ADVOCACY, RESOURCES, COUNSELLING, GROUP WORK, OUTREACH SERVICES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, CAPACITY-BUILDING SERVICES, CAMPAIGNING, LEADERSHIP, ADVICE, RESEARCH, CLINICAL SERVICES, CONSULTANCY SERVICES, TRAINING AND EDUCATION

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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