Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

THE CLOCK TOWER SANCTUARY 

The Sanctuary's mission is to prevent young homeless people from becoming part of the long term homeless population.We provide:1) Crisis Support Services - access to food, showers, laundry, computers, telephone, postal service etc.2) Move-On Support -- to help a young person become unstuck, to unlock their potential and prevent further decline
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 12 years

www.thects.org.uk

info@thects.org.uk

01273722353

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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*£563£689£-126£57£467£4087.11545
31/12/21£564£641£-77£60£593£5109.61243
31/12/20£781£684£98£64£670£4537.91147
31/12/19*£578£514£64£30£572£3257.6945
31/12/18£680£512£168£42£508£3177.4853
31/12/17£429£478£-49£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£499£319£180£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£258£163£95£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£138£151£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£156£24£132£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 7.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 18.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 15 employees
  • 45 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£494,611
Comic Relief£181,798
Garfield Weston Foundation£80,000
DCMS£73,131
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£56,694
Sussex Community Foundation£34,700
Greenwood Place£30,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£15,217
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The Clock Tower Sanctuary
£10,000 17/11/2023
Funding was provided for the role of Centre Manager (formerly Volunteer Coordinator).
Greenwood Place - Grant to Clock Tower Sanctuary
£15,000 01/01/2023
Unrestricted funding
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to The Clock Tower Sanctuary
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - The Clock Tower Sanctuary
£494,611 30/11/2022
This funding will support the development of their provision for vulnerable young people aged 16-25 years who are experiencing homelessness and are in extreme crisis in Brighton and Hove. The project ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Clock Tower Sanctuary
£9,700 21/07/2022
Funding was provided towards the salary of their Volunteer Coordinator and volunteer expenses.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000 10/12/2021
The Clock Tower Sanctuary
Greenwood Place - Grant to Clock Tower Sanctuary
£15,000 27/11/2021
Unrestricted funding
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Clock Tower Sanctuary
£5,000 16/07/2021
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Funding was provided to contribute to the salary of their Operations Manager.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000 30/10/2020
The Clock Tower Sanctuary
Comic Relief - A Safe Space, Support & Stability: for homeless 16-25 year olds in Brighton & Ho
£181,798 15/09/2020
This project involves working with young people aged 16-25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness or insecure housing, in Brighton. They provide a safe space at the youth only drop in centre 6 ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£73,131 05/08/2020
"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
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to The Clock Tower Sanctuary
£12,967 23/07/2020
Grant to The Clock Tower Sanctuary meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£56,694 07/05/2020
Organisations supporting homelessness
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Clock Tower Sanctuary
£5,000 21/04/2020
The Clock Tower Sanctuary work with young people (YP) aged 16-25 who are homeless or insecurely housed, enabling them to move from crisis to stability. Funding for Support Coordinator salary and a ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Clock Tower Sanctuary
£5,000 05/07/2019
2
Funding was provided for the refurbishment of a drop in centre.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Clock Tower Sanctuary
£91,812 27/03/2019
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The grant will support the core function of the charity so they are able to deliver services to young homeless people and build on their growing strategic strength.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Clock Tower Sanctuary
£10,406 19/11/2018
Help us cover costs to provide homeless young people in Brighton & Hove a safe and supportive place to get the essential help they need.
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£110,000 05/10/2018
Day centre refurbishment - creating excellence for homeless young people
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 13/06/2018
Supporting homeless young people in Brighton & Hove
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Clock Tower Sanctuary
£4,814 20/11/2017
10
The Clock Tower Sanctuary is Brighton and Hove’s only day-centre providing information and support to homeless young people aged 16-25. Funding was provided towards their Dedicated 121 project ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Clock Tower Sanctuary
£25,000 23/10/2017
refurbishment of day centre for a charity which works with homeless people in Brighton
The Blagrave Trust - Feedback Fund
£3,850 08/08/2016
Young homeless people - Feedback Fund 2016
Comic Relief - Creating engagement to help young people move on from homelessness
£120,000 16/03/2016
36
Homeless young people can be extremely vulnerable with insecure housing often existing alongside other issues such a mental health issues, drug and alcohol misuse and being the victim of violence. ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Clock Tower Sanctuary
£75,000 07/10/2015
36
the costs of the Move On project - which includes a Move On Support Worker and a proportion of the salary of the Director, overhead costs and administrative and project costs.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 30-60
  • GRACE PRIOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Programme Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/04/2012, number: 1146777
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/07/2010, number: 07311390
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR22: 10 days late, AR19: 16 days late,
Main office

Wenlock House
41-43 North Street
BRIGHTON
BN1 1RH

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 25 YEARS IN EAST SUSSEX THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SHELTER AND SUPPORT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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