Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 21

BEN'S CENTRE FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE (SHEFFIELD)

StatementA lifeline and place of sanctuary for the sufferers of addiction and street culture.Our missionTo provide a safe space and an open hand to those who suffer through substance misuse and its barriers.Our visionTo give hope and opportunity to those who have neither.Our core valuesInclusion, opportunity, and motivation to live unhindered by trauma and substance dependency.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/22		£386	£383	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/12/21		£338	£293	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/12/20		£353	£230	£124	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/19		£176	£149	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/18		£119	£110	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	25
31/12/17	*	£131	£141	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£87	£96	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£124	£87	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£112	£97	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£116	£116	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£112	£105	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£64	£76	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£64	£76	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£72	£94	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£105	£103	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£117	£117	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£132	£130	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£111	£99	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£99	£81	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 23 years

www.benscentre.org

benscentre@hotmail.co.uk

07771897086

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
14 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	£498,997
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
The Clothworkers Foundation	£10,000
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000
DCMS	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ben's Centre
£3,147	21/10/2023	We'd like to continue providing free a breakfast and lunch to all our clients.We want to offer them the safety of somewhere warm and welcoming to take a break from their normal daily routine.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Ben's Centre for Vulnerable People (Sheffield)
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - A Home To Grow In
£498,997	21/10/2022	This funding will be used by Ben's Centre for Vulnerable People (BC) to deliver ‘A Home To Grow In’ project. The Sheffield based project supports people struggling with substance misuse mental ....more This funding will be used by Ben's Centre for Vulnerable People (BC) to deliver ‘A Home To Grow In’ project. The Sheffield based project supports people struggling with substance misuse mental health issues alongside homelessness vulnerable housing and its associated barriers.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Ben's Centre for Vulnerable People (Sheffield)
£50,000	20/10/2021 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Ben's Centre for Vulnerable People (Sheffield)
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - Ben's Centre for Vulnerable People
£5,000	02/06/2021	Towards project costs to provide practical training for people with alcohol and substance abuse - textile crafts, IT and mobile device training to complete benefit-related tasks, gardening and ....more Towards project costs to provide practical training for people with alcohol and substance abuse - textile crafts, IT and mobile device training to complete benefit-related tasks, gardening and cook/eat sessions, plus tenancy support advice.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Ben's Centre for Vulnerable People
£10,000	17/11/2020	installation of wet room for a charity supporting people with alcohol and substance misuse in South Yorkshire
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	05/10/2020	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 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	25/04/2019	towards the Outreach Worker salary
National Lottery Community Fund - Finding Home Again
£390,000	18/04/2019 36	This funding is for a project aimed at helping people who are sleeping rough or homeless. Support services include providing hot meals and food supplies, toilet and shower facilities, and access to a ....more This funding is for a project aimed at helping people who are sleeping rough or homeless. Support services include providing hot meals and food supplies, toilet and shower facilities, and access to a computer and a telephone. Activities such as pool competitions, art workshops, and wellbeing sessions are also on offer. Project workers provide one-to-one support, helping clients to arrange and attend appointments and engage with local specialist and statutory services.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Ben's Centre for Vulnerable People (Sheffield)
£7,787	06/05/2015	providing a "damp" day centre for vulnerable and homeless street drinkers. The Enable grant will enable the development of a new Business Plan and to implement the Homelessness Outcome ....more providing a "damp" day centre for vulnerable and homeless street drinkers. The Enable grant will enable the development of a new Business Plan and to implement the Homelessness Outcome Star, to improve the effectiveness of the charity
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Ben's Centre for Vulnerable People (Sheffield)
£20,000	27/04/2012	the salary of the Project Worker and food for clients

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-76

EDWARD HARFORD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Commissioning Officer

JADE HEARSUM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Fundraising

SARAH BATTY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Sheffield Community Health Unit

ALAN BRAILEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

BRIAN WILSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE PCC OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST OWLERTON SHEFFIELD, BABY BASICS UK,

ELIZABETH WILLIAMS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Teacher

IAN SHERMAN Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Retired Police Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/07/2001, number: 1087606
Registered at Companies House on 24/11/1999, number: 03896342

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR17: 127 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CHURCHES TOGETHER IN BROOMHILL AND BROOMHALL on 12/01/2023

Main office

22 Wilkinson Street
Sheffield
S10 2GB

Objectives

To relieve poverty, sickness and distress of persons suffering from addiction and street culture in the Sheffield area in particular by the provision of a day centre offering advice, food, clothing and washing facilities

Defined Area of Benefit:

SHEFFIELD

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