Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 13
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +13
Overall GiG Score: 26 ?

LIFE CENTRE 

Face to face, email and group counselling services and telephone and text helplines for men, women and child survivors of sexual abuse and rape and their close family members and supporters. We also provide training to organisations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Established: 15 years

www.lifecentre.uk.com

info@lifecentre.uk.com

01243786349

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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£1,003£740£263£51£920£5298.61317
31/03/22£696£635£61£52£649£3446.5930
31/03/21?*£956£786£170£38£588£2994.6737
31/12/19£480£476£5n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/18£443£437£6£0£0£0n/a020
31/12/17£364£395£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£492£418£74£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£328£362£-34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£356£301£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£308£261£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£255£224£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£203£244£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£524£214£310£22£308£864.950
31/12/09£0£2£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 58%
Reserves/Spending: 8.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 28
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
  • 17 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£529,782
Ministry of Justice£239,526
The Michael And Betty Little Trust£140,000
BBC Children in Need£68,326
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£65,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£58,960
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
DCMS£48,218
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Journeys of transformation
£500,000 15/09/2023
This funding will support Life Centre to meet the increase in demand for their trauma informed therapies for survivors (of all ages/genders) of sexual violence and their supporters. The project aims ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Lifecentre
£68,326 07/08/2023
This grant supports one-to-one counselling sessions for children and young people affected by sexual violence. Young people will gain improved mental health, resilience, confidence and self-esteem as ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Life Centre
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Communications
£9,806 19/08/2022
The funding will be used to continue to support survivors of sexual abuse in East Sussex via a helpline and online resources providing immediate support to those in distress. The project aims to ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Life Centre
£50,000 25/07/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Life Centre
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 22/07/2022
Journey to restoration
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Life Centre
£5,000 21/07/2022
Funding was provided to respond to the growth in demand for their services by investing in a range of safety and data protection training and fundraising support.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Lifecentre
£15,000 06/05/2022
Jubilee Grant Restricted Project Funding
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - LifeCentre
£50,000 03/05/2022
Face to face, email and group counselling services and telephone and text helplines for men, women and child survivors of sexual abuse and rape
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Lifecentre
£10,000 14/02/2022
Main Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Lifecentre
£30,000 28/03/2021
Face to face, email and group counselling services and telephone and text helplines for men, women and child survivors of sexual abuse and rape
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£51,723 26/03/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Equilibrium
£10,000 25/03/2021
9
The funding will be used to provide wellbeing sessions for the counsellors and volunteers. The project aims to enable the group to continue to deliver high-quality services whilst meeting the ....more
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£136,080 01/01/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Life Centre
£5,000 19/11/2020
10
Funding was provided to cover staffing, travel and any other costs involved in sourcing and securing a new office base in Crawley.
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£2,746 12/11/2020
Provision of Victim Services
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£48,218 05/10/2020
"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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 14/08/2020
Supporting Survivors
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Life Centre
£6,710 23/07/2020
Grant to Life Centre meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Lifecentre
£5,000 03/07/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that works with survivors and victims of domestic abuse and sexual assult in West Sussex
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£48,977 22/06/2020
Provision of Victim Services
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 Life Centre
£5,000 17/06/2020
Improving support for disadvantaged children and young people
Joseph Rank Trust - Lifecentre, Chichester
£45,000 28/04/2020
36
To fund the costs of the charity
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Life Centre
£4,984 22/04/2020
Lifecentre dedicates itself to supporting those who have been victim to the violation that is rape and sexual abuse through providing face-to-face counselling at three confidential centres across ....more
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Lifecentre
£30,000 29/03/2020
Face to face, email and group counselling services and telephone and text helplines for men, women and child survivors of sexual abuse and rape
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Life Centre
£5,000 18/11/2019
3
Funding was provided for the development and implementation of a new fundraising strategy to help meet an increase in demand.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Lifecentre
£40,000 10/10/2019
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Survivors Helpline
£9,976 09/10/2019
12
Survivors Helpline
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - LifeCentre
£30,000 30/06/2019
Face to face, email and group counselling services and telephone and text helplines for men, women and child survivors of sexual abuse and rape
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£90,720 01/04/2019
To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
Ministry of Justice - Female Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
£24,000 01/04/2018
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
£67,102 01/04/2018
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Life Centre
£72,139 22/03/2018
36
the funding will support a contribution towards the Operations Manager salary, which will allow the charity to function and deliver support and counselling to survivors of sexual abuse and violence.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Invest grant to Life Centre
£24,046 22/03/2018
12
Continutation grant over one year to Life Centre under the Invest funding programme
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Life Centre
£5,000 20/11/2017
7
Lifecentre offers specialist services to survivors – men, women and children - of rape and sexual abuse. Funding was provided for the costs associated with delivering 185 individual counselling ....more
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£24,000 01/04/2017
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund
£63,624 01/04/2017
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Helpline: Control System Upgrade and Volunteer Training
£7,280 15/03/2017
12
This funding will be used to increase the number of volunteers for the helpline. This will result in the organisation bring able to operate outside of normal business hours. There will be increased ....more
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund
£60,000 01/04/2016
12
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£24,000 01/04/2016
12
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Lifecentre
£10,000 11/09/2014
towards one year's running costs of a project providing counselling and support to people affected by sexual abuse and rape in West Sussex
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Life Centre
£40,000 28/03/2014
The focus of the charity is to support male, female and child survivors of sexual abuse and violence. The funding will support core costs to allow the charity to continue this service.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Lifecentre
£9,500 14/03/2013
towards one year's running costs of a counselling and helpline service in West Sussex for victims of rape and sexual abuse
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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-72
  • MARK OLIVER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Senior Practitioner
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/01/2009, number: 1127779
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/12/2008, number: 06766164
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR21: 1 days late,
Main office

LIFECENTRE
PO BOX 58
CHICHESTER
PO198UD

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO HAVE SUFFERED SEXUAL ABUSE BY THE PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING SERVICE AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF LIFE CENTRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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