Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY MISSION 

BHCM IS A CHRISTIAN CITY MISSION WORKING IN LOCAL SCHOOLS (TAKING ASSEMBLIES, OFFERING CURRICULUM SUPPORT, ORGANISING PRAYER SPACES, AND TRAINING MEMBERS OF LOCAL CHURCHES TO WORK IN SCHOOLS); MINISTERING IN RESIDENTIAL HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY (TAKING MONTHLY SERVICES AND ARRANGING 1:1 VISITS); AND OPERATING A FOOD BANK SUPPLYING EMERGENCY FOOD, BEDDING & HOMEWARES TO PEOPLE FACING DOMESTIC CRISES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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: 19 years

bhcm.org.uk

office@bhcm.org.uk

01273609484

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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
31/12/22£470£442£28n/an/an/an/an/a57
31/12/21£383£357£27n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/20£489£314£174n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/19£355£361£-6n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/12/18£313£324£-11£0£0£0n/a050
31/12/17£298£282£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£213£245£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£174£226£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£188£154£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£156£161£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£166£162£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£158£154£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£134£155£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£128£163£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£165£137£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£188£122£66£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£134£106£27£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 57 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Brighton & Hove City Mission
£10,000 11/06/2021
Brighton and Hove City Mission (BHCM) is a Christian charity founded in 1849 that is made up of three teams. One team is Brighton Food Bank, who alleviate the impact of financial crisis on ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Brighton & Hove City Mission
£5,000 18/11/2020
11
Funding was provided for costs associated with running Brighton Food Bank.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Brighton and Hove City Mission
£20,000 16/06/2020
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Brighton & Hove City Mission
£5,000 14/04/2020
Brighton and Hove City Mission has three teams: 1) our Brighton Food Bank alleviates the impact of financial crisis on individuals and families; 2)our Schools team support 30 schools through ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Brighton & Hove City Mission
£5,000 05/07/2019
11
Funding was provided towards project running costs.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Brighton and Hove City Mission
£3,000 04/12/2018
To refurbish Brighton Foodbank.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Brighton & Hove City Mission
£5,000 07/12/2017
12
towards one year's running costs of a project providing food parcels and emergency home start-up packs for people facing financial difficulty in East Sussex
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Brighton & Hove City Mission
£5,000 08/12/2016
12
towards one year's running costs of a foodbank for disadvantaged people in Brighton and Hove
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Brighton & Hove City Mission
£10,000 04/12/2014
towards one year's running costs of an outreach project providing practical and emotional support to people in crisis in Brighton & Hove
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Brighton & Hove City Mission
£10,000 05/12/2013
towards one year's running costs of an outreach project providing practical and emotional support to people in housing crisis in Brighton & Hove
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Brighton & Hove City Mission
£9,000 05/12/2012
towards one year's running costs of the Basic Bank, a project in East Sussex that supplies emergency food, bedding and support to homeless people
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-74
  • IAN MUNROE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Civil Service Executive Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/08/2005, number: 1111067
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/07/2005, number: 05521117
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; all on time
Main office

Brighton and Hove City Mission
Calvary Church Building
Stanley Rd.
BRIGHTON
BN1 4NJ

Objectives

I)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINAL BASIS SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE ANNEXED, BOTH DIRECTLY THROUGH ITS OWN ACTIVITIES, AND BY SUPPORTING LOCAL CHURCHES IN THE WORK OF EVENGELISMII) TO SEEK THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND SURROUNDING AREA

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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