Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

THE FOXTON CENTRE 

Group work, outreach, activities and one to one support to vulnerable children and young people living in an area of multiple deprivation; one to one support and programmes to young people at risk of sexual exploitation; on street and intensive ?routes out? support to women engaged in street sex work; outreach, daytime and intensive support services to rough sleepers, and other vulnerable adults.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Established: 11 years

www.thefoxtoncentre.co.uk

info@thefoxtoncentre.co.uk

01772555925

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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£2,011£1,931£80£0£738£47734018
31/03/22£2,082£1,754£328£0£658£3062.14218
31/03/21?£1,951£1,836£115£0£329£2741.83820
31/12/19£1,452£1,265£187£0£215£1161.13020
31/12/18£732£775£-43£0£28£110.220120
31/12/17*£502£508£-7£0£70£30.1160
31/12/16£443£481£-38£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£457£480£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£929£790£139£7£139£310.5190

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 65%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 40 employees
  • 18 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Blackburn With Darwen, Blackpool, Cumbria, Knowsley, Lancashire, Liverpool City, Sefton, Warrington,

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£114,774
BBC Children in Need£101,542
DCMS£47,559
Alex Ferry Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Preston Summer Programme
£9,990 28/07/2023
The funding will be used to extend detached work in Preston City Centre to twice a week. They will offer diversionary activities to those in transition from primary school to secondary school as well ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Foxton Youth and Community Centre
£104,784 17/09/2021
The Foxton Centre (TFC) provide support to rough sleepers sex workers young people and the community in Preston. TFC aim to address issues such as poverty addiction low academic achievement and poor ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Foxton Centre
£101,542 10/08/2021
This project will deliver activities and support for children and young people living in poverty and at risk of youth offending and gang activity in Preston, Lancashire, leading to improved ....more
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£5,000 02/07/2020
community grant
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£47,559 17/06/2020
"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
Comic Relief - Sustainability Fund 2
£36,741 13/02/2019
3
Funding will support the applicant to register as a social housing provider and undertake feasability and risk analysis finalising its business plan and expanding its successful Housing First offer, ....more
Comic Relief - CrowdMatch
£9,873 27/09/2017
12
Crowdmatch funding to ‘make over Smith’s rec’ to be a space for the community in Preston.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Foxton Centre
£13,839 06/09/2017
12
funding will allow the charity to develop a new website in order to reach more stakeholders & supporters in order to raise their profile and increase donations to the charity and in so doing ....more
Comic Relief - Building a sustainable future
£39,195 30/11/2016
24
The Foxton Centre is a distinctive organisation - a community anchor which works with some of the most marginalised people in society, whilst also offering a more traditional community hub model. ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Pathways to Health and Wellbeing
£299,041 11/09/2014
35
Not Available
Tudor Trust - Grant to Foxton Centre
£75,000 24/03/2014
36
over three years towards the salary and associated costs of project supporting homeless people in Preston
National Lottery Community Fund - Streetlink: Base 18
£298,504 21/11/2012
60
This continuation and expansion of an existing project aims to reduce levels of street sex work in Preston by responding to the range of complex reasons as to why women engage in street sex work ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Foxton Centre
£25,000 29/10/2012
the salary costs of the Director
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Cafe Plus
£322,832 08/11/2010
36
This project supports homeless adults in Preston to improve their circumstances, life chances and health. It provides the first point of contact and first steps to help beneficiaries move from ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/07/2013, number: 1153080
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
9 returns made; AR17: 86 days late,
Main office

THE FOXTON CENTRE
KNOWSLEY STREET
PRESTON
PR1 3SA

Objectives

THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE OBJECTS ARE UNDERTAKEN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PRESTON AND NORTH WEST ENGLAND:- 1)TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A)THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B)PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 2)TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY). 3)THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A CENTRE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR:(A)MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES,AND(B)OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PRESTON AND NORTH WEST ENGLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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