Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

EXETER GATEWAY CENTRE 

The Exeter Gateway Centre provides a five days a week drop-in centre for learning disabled individuals who are not catered for by Devon County Council's Social Services Department.Activities include practical life skills such as cooking and healthy eating, literacy support and working on an allotment provided by Exeter City Council.There are three paid workers and volunteers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending 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

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

alanmorgan121@hotmail.com

07788448877

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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£123£115£9n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/22£63£83£-21n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/21*£51£44£7n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20£92£92£0n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19*£76£82£-6n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/18£63£53£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£63£49£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£44£47£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£55£61£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£39£33£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£48£34£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£23£33£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£26£24£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£31£22£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£13£21£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£37£30£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£24£27£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£30£27£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Exeter Gateway Centre-Footy for Fun and Fitness
£1,350 04/08/2023
The funding will be used to hold walking football sessions for adults with learning disabilities. The project aims to improve their confidence - not just in their abilities but also in their ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 28/05/2019
Exeter Gateway Centre Refurbishment project
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Exeter Gateway Centre
£15,000 16/10/2018
Extension and refurbishment of a building for a charity which works with people with disabilities in Devon
National Lottery Community Fund - EGC Refurbishment and Expansion
£10,000 28/09/2018
12
The funding will be used to improve facilities at a centre for people living with a disabilities. The project aims to increase the group's capacity and enable members to have a safe place to meet.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Exeter Gateway Centre
£12,000 29/10/2012
the salary costs of the Project Co-ordinator

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/09/2005, number: 1111396
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR19: 3 days late, AR17: 23 days late, AR16: 31 days late, AR10: 15 days late, AR09: 30 days late, AR06: 17 days late,
Main office

19 Glebelands
Chudleigh
TQ13 0GB

Objectives

(A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, AND TO PREVENT LEARNING DISABILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE RELIGION AMONGST PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY; AND(B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.LEARNING DISABILITY MEANS ANY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OF THE MIND AND ANY ASSOCIATED CONDITION HOWSOEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER MILD, MODERATE OR SEVERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. EXETER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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