Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

PATHWAYS TO HEALTH 

We are a community health project offering an affordable ear acupuncture service for people living in Brighton & Hove and surrounding area who have or are affected by substance dependency, mental health issues and hepatitis/HIV infection. Central to our service delivery is our 'Volunteer programme', offering work experience and training for up to 18 individuals every year.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 24 years

www.pathwaystohealth.org.uk

info@pathwaystohealth.org.uk

01273234766

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£69£68£0n/an/an/an/an/a22
31/03/22£58£60£-2n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21£48£49£-1n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/03/20£60£58£2n/an/an/an/an/a28
31/03/19£53£52£2n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/18£48£49£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£47£47£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£48£49£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£62£54£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£56£51£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£53£49£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£51£48£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£57£53£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£53£49£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£45£49£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£41£42£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£46£47£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£48£48£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£81£71£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£77£88£-11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 22 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£29,776
Sussex Community Foundation£19,274
DCMS£14,903
Henry Smith Charity£10,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£4,790
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pathways to health
£3,000 14/07/2023
Funding was provided for staff costs.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Pathways to Health
£4,790 23/05/2023
50% of the running costs for a community acupuncture service supporting women recovering from addictions and/or PTSD in Brighton.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pathways to health @ The Queery
£9,994 12/05/2023
Funding will be used to offer acupuncture therapy to Trans and non-binary people facing addiction and mental health challenges. This project aims to reduce barriers facing this community when ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pathways to Health
£6,987 21/07/2022
Funding was provided towards their weekly drop in clinic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pathways to health
£9,988 08/04/2022
The funding will be used to continue its acupuncture therapy for people living with the effects of substance and alcohol misuse and mental health issues. The project aims to help and support people ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Pathways to Health
£9,794 19/03/2021
12
The funding will be used to provide acupuncture therapy for people living with the effects of substance and alcohol misuse and mental health issues. The project aims to overcome addiction promote and ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pathways to Health
£5,000 18/03/2021
towards one year's running costs of a community health project for people with or affected by substance misuse or mental health issues in East Sussex.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pathways to Health
£4,287 12/03/2021
12
Funding was provided to ensure the continuation of the clinic based at The Unitarian Church in Brighton.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,903 25/09/2020
"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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pathways to Health
£5,000 28/07/2020
Pathways to health works with people with drug, alcohol and mental health issues, providing acupuncture as a therapeutic service. They run drop-in clinics where people sit together and receive their ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000 27/07/2020
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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pathways to Health
£5,000 31/08/2019
12
towards one year's running costs of a community health project offering ear acupuncture treatment for people with and/or affected by substance use, mental health issues in East Sussex
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pathways to Health
£3,000 15/03/2019
11
Funding was provided towards the running costs of a clinic based at Mind.
National Lottery Community Fund - Qi Gong
£7,890 24/01/2019
12
The Organisation will use funding to run weekly meditation and social activities for people recovering from drug and alcohol misuse within the community with a view to aiding their recovery.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pathways to Health
£5,000 07/12/2017
12
towards one year's running costs of a community health project offering acupuncture treatment for people with and/or affected by substance use, mental health issues in East Sussex
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pathways to Health
£9,663 17/11/2017
12
Pathways to Health run a community ear acupuncture service that is open to all and specializes in treating people with drug and alcohol dependency and mental health issues. Funding was provided ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pathways to Health
£5,000 08/09/2016
12
towards one year's running costs of a community health project in East Sussex for people with and/or affected by substance use, mental health issues and those living with HIV
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pathways to Health
£5,000 11/06/2015
towards one year's running costs of a community health project for people with and/or affected by substance use, mental health issues, and those living with HIV in East Sussex
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pathways to Health
£5,000 12/09/2013
towards one year's running costs and expansion of a community health project for people with and/or affected by substance use, mental health problems or HIV in East Sussex
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pathways to Health
£2,000 14/03/2012
towards core costs of a community health project in East Sussex for people affected by substance abuse, mental health issues and hepatitis/HIV
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 60-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/08/2000, number: 1082154
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/02/1999, number: 03710277
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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

Pathways to Health
Community Base
113 Queens Road
BRIGHTON
BN1 3XG

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND IN PARTICULAR THAT CAUSED BY SUBSTANCE MISUSE, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, HEPATITIS C, HIV AND AIDS BY THE PROVISION OF LOW-COST ACUPUNCTURE AND SHIATSU MASSAGE AS COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES TO ORTHODOX MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ABOUT COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SHOREHAM, AND DISTRICTS OF BRIGHTON, HOVE, AND WORTHING.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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