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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

FRESH START PORTSLADE

To help young people and all other age groups via:1. Training at the Fresh Start social enterprise2. Provide personal support & activities which develop the skills, capabilities & confidence3. Provide direct support and guidance on job seeking and employment advice4. General community, health & heritage projects and developments for all age groups within the BN41 postcodes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£18£18£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£14£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£14£16£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£21£18£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£33£26£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£17£24£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£24£23£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£23£16£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£24£37£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£14£9£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£0£8£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£8£1£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£50£47£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

myportslade.com

FRESHSTARTSUSSEX@HOTMAIL.CO.UK

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove, East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Heritage Fund£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
DCMS£10,600
Sussex Community Foundation£8,963
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Fresh Start Portslade
£10,000 08/02/2023
Portslade - Community history for all
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Fresh Start Portslade
£4,995 11/11/2022
Funding was provided towards staff costs of a new community development worker.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Fresh Start Portslade
£10,000 09/03/2022
Portslade time travellers - get into history
National Lottery Community Fund - People for Portslade
£10,000 12/01/2021
8
The funding will be used to recruit a development worker to consult the wider community and understand local needs oversee the running of the organisation and community café and train young people organise activities and assist volunteers in ....more
DCMS - CRF20: Fresh Start Portslade
£10,600 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Fresh Start Portslade
£3,968 23/03/2020
7
Funding was provided for staff costs of a part-time Older People Coordinator (OPC).
National Lottery Community Fund - People for Portslade
£10,000 11/02/2020
7
The funding will be used to continue to fund the post of Community Development Worker. The funding will ensure the continuation of a range of courses and projects in the area to support local people in Portslade
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Fresh Start Portslade
£3,900 15/03/2019
6
Funding was provided toweards staff costs for an Older Peoples Co-Ordinator
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Fresh Start Portslade
£10,000 21/01/2019
Portslade's 1000 year history started here: the story and rescue of Portslade's Norman Manor
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Project and Development Worker
£10,000 27/09/2018
12
The funding will be used to provide a project worker to develop the work of a community café and increase its base of volunteers. This will ensure the sustainability of a popular community hub.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Fresh Start Portslade
£3,000 16/03/2018
6
Fresh Start Portslade work with the ideas and aspirations of local people, to develop a range of community activities to improve the quality of life for people of all ages and backgrounds living in Portslade, East Sussex. Funding was provided to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Development Worker
£8,568 03/05/2017
12
This organisation will use the funding to hire a community development worker on a sessional basis to increase their capacity. This will help to run new programmes, increase volunteers and recruit unemployed young people to work in the café as a ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Fresh Start Portslade
£7,300 24/01/2017
Saving Portslade's forgotten 1000 year old history
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANTHONY MICHAEL SHEEHAN Appointed: 2018
  • CLLR ALAN ROBINS Appointed: 2016
  • DEXTER SHEPHERD Appointed: 2022
  • JULIAN PHILLIP COULTER Appointed: 2018
  • JULIE ANN RYAN Appointed: 2016
  • MARTIN PHILLIP JONES
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/10/2010, number: 1138648
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Easthill Park Community Cafe
Easthill Park
Portslade
East Sussex
BN41 2FA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE (AGED 16 TO 25) THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF PAID EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING VIA THE FRESH START SOCIAL ENTERPRISE BUSINESS.(B) PROVIDING PERSONAL SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. (C) ADVANCING EDUCATION VIA WORK EXPERIENCE, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, AND TRAINING FROM EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS.(D) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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