Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 10

No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

GAP-A THANET COMMUNITY PROJECT

The charity provides programmes which meet needs within the community. Facilities available include UK online centre providing IT education, parenting groups, support group for those caring for people with special needs, youth groups, coffee and cafe bars, play groups, exercise group for elderly. Adult literacy and numeracy classes,working with homeless. Also many short-term activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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:

The Board is predominantly male

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: 23 years

www.gapproject.co.uk

team@thegapproject.co.uk

01843602762

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/07/23	£168	£158	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170
31/07/22	£156	£143	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170
31/07/21	£87	£109	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/07/20	£163	£154	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	125
31/07/19	£172	£161	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/07/18	£166	£154	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17	£153	£163	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16	£182	£169	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15	£173	£147	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14	£155	£131	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13	£105	£116	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12	£110	£111	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11	£93	£102	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10	£56	£71	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09	£116	£80	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/08	£70	£74	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/07	£76	£68	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/06	£77	£62	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05	£54	£54	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04	£62	£57	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
170 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	£28,638
Henry Smith Charity	£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000
Woodward Charitable Trust	£1,250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£1,250	15/03/2024	Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Family & under 5's support
£9,893	06/01/2023	The funding will be used to continue to provide their support services for families with young children many from deprived backgrounds including those living in poverty parents with poor mental ....more The funding will be used to continue to provide their support services for families with young children many from deprived backgrounds including those living in poverty parents with poor mental health and addiction issues and those affected by domestic violence. The project aims to provide a safe environment peer support and parental respite help to aid the children’s development and improve mental health and wellbeing.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Gap - A Thanet Community Project
£20,000	23/09/2021 24	towards two years' running costs of an organisation providing support for disadvantaged communities in Thanet, Kent.
National Lottery Community Fund - Well-being Cafe
£9,550	18/06/2021	This project will run a wellbeing café to support wellbeing and better mental health including both young people and older people. It will offer safe space where people can interact and do ....more This project will run a wellbeing café to support wellbeing and better mental health including both young people and older people. It will offer safe space where people can interact and do activities together to promote well being and better mental health. The group has a café and a shop where groups have been able to work and have the opportunity to connect. They have supported various in need groups including those recovering from addiction and long term mental health issues people with SEN those isolated homeless among others.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£15,000	14/02/2020	Gap Homeless Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Rainbows Under 5's & Family Support
£9,195	18/07/2019 12	The project will use funding to deliver parenting classes for families affected by deprivation.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Gap - A Thanet Community Project
£20,000	13/06/2018 24	towards two years' salaries of key workers for 'The Gap Project' which provides support, advice and activities for isolated and lonely individuals in a deprived area of Kent
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	16/05/2018	General Running Costs August 18 - July 19
National Lottery Community Fund - The Gap Project Senior's Activities: Coffee Gap, Friday Club
£8,288	14/03/2018 12	This organisation will continue to provide a range of activities for older people, including intergenerational events with the aim of bringing people together to reduce isolation and improving ....more This organisation will continue to provide a range of activities for older people, including intergenerational events with the aim of bringing people together to reduce isolation and improving physical and mental well-being.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Gap - A Thanet Community Project
£3,000	29/06/2017	purchase of furniture for a charity which works with homeless people in Kent
Tudor Trust - Grant to Gap Project
£17,000	24/02/2017 12	over one year as continuation funding towards the salary of the operations manager at a community centre in Broadstairs
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Gap - A Thanet Community Project
£2,500	08/09/2016 12	towards one year's running costs of a numeracy and financial literacy project for disabled people in Kent
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to GAP - A Thanet Community Project
£26,000	29/05/2014	This is a community based charity that provides a wide range of services. The funding will support two core posts to ensure that they are providing structured, person centred services that ....more This is a community based charity that provides a wide range of services. The funding will support two core posts to ensure that they are providing structured, person centred services that demonstrate progressive outcomes.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Gap Project
£75,000	27/03/2014 36	over three years towards the salary of a volunteer and service development co-ordinator at a community centre in Broadstairs

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRIAN KENNETH WATSON

DAVID GROVES Appointed: 2023

JOHN HENRY JERVIS Appointed: 2017

JULIA SHEPHERD Appointed: 2015

MICHAEL ALAN JUPP Appointed: 2020

ROY BONNER (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: TRY ANGLE AWARDS FOUNDATION,

REV SAMUEL FRANCIS HEARLE Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2001, number: 1084622

Gift Aid

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
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; all on time

Main office

GAP COMMUNITY PROJECT
2 QUEENS ROAD
BROADSTAIRS
KENT
CT10 1NU

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS IN THANET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA TO: (A) RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS; (B) ADVANCE EDUCATION; AND (C) PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF APPLYING CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES IN THE IMPROVING OF QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE SAID PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THANET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

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