Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 11

PHASE HITCHIN

Passion for young livesWe want to inspire, teach, develop and encourage young lives and the adults who support them, enabling them to thrive Our Christian faith and values underpins our work and organisation, offering hope and light.We arrive everyday inspired to impact lives though our talents, passion and hard work coming together as a team to be our best

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased 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 well diversified in terms of gender and 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

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
31/08/22	£126	£124	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/08/21	£121	£116	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/08/20	£117	£115	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/08/19	£97	£103	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/08/18	£96	£98	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	53
31/08/17?	£144	£148	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£118	£80	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£67	£63	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.phase-hitchin.org

office@phase-hitchin.org

01462 422940

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,920	30/09/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Virtual Mentoring
£5,000	14/04/2020	Grant to PHASE
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Resilience Growth
£4,073	10/09/2019	Grant to PHASE

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

GERAINT EDWARDS Appointed: 2022

CAROL WARD Appointed: 2022

CHRISTOPHER MAYLIN Appointed: 2016

JOHN CHRISTOPHER PATRICK MAGUIRE (Chair) Appointed: 2014

MARTIN WATSON Appointed: 2017

MARTHA INCH Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/10/2013, number: 1154364

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

Phase, SilverBirch Centre
Bedford Road
HITCHIN
Hertfordshire
SG5 1HF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION IN THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AMONGST SCHOOL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE AREA OF HITCHIN AND SURROUNDING AREAS, AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, AND TO PROMOTE THE SAME IN AND AMONGST CHURCHES AND OTHER CHRISTIAN ORGANISATIONS;TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP 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.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING PERSONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND COURSES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND BY PROVIDING RESOURCES, TRAINING AND ADVICE TO THOSE WORKING WITH THEM; ANDTO RELIEVE POVERTY, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, COUNSELLING, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT.

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