Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE PELHAM CIO 

The Pelham is a local Christian charity that enriches lives in practical and diverse ways for our community in Sidley, Bexhill. This is through connection, encouragement and opportunities in an era of isolation and great challenge. The Pelhams aims to benefit the community as a Community Hub & Coffee Lounge, through our charitable activities and projects, and by effective partnership working.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 10 years

www.thepelham.co.uk

office@thepelham.co.uk

01424576304

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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
31/03/23£363£472£-109n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/22£399£334£65n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/21£284£222£62n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/20£242£259£-17n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/19£145£114£31n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/18£152£97£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£81£58£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£124£35£89£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Tudor Trust£92,000
Sussex Community Foundation£38,950
DCMS£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Henry Smith Charity£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The Pelham
£9,450 13/12/2022
Funding was provided towards the rising costs at the centre for utility bills, food for their free hot meals, wood for log fires for their warm space, and to enable them to continue to offer their ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pelham CIO
£5,000 11/03/2022
7
Funding was provided to redevelop their basement into a youth zone.
Sussex Community Foundation - The Pelham
£9,500 25/02/2022
Funding was provided to extend their counselling services to children and for their Pelham Growz project aimed at supporting adults with learning difficulties.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Pelham CIO
£5,000 18/03/2021
towards one year's running cost of 'Running Space', a mental health project to combat loneliness and isolation in vulnerable people in East Sussex.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pelham CIO
£5,000 12/03/2021
8
Funding was provided towards tutor costs and materials.
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Pelham CIO
£2,000 22/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Pelham CIO
£80,000 04/11/2020
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the CEO's salary at a charity running a community hub in Sidley, Bexhill-on-Sea
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 29/09/2020
"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
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Pelham CIO (COVID19 Grant)
£10,000 28/05/2020
6
over six months as additional unrestricted funding to help this charity in Bexhill-on-Sea continue to provide support services during the Coronavirus pandemic
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pelham CIO
£5,000 14/04/2020
The Pelham is a host and provider of activities and opportunities, working in partnership with local organisations through the Community Hub and Coffee Lounge. It has formed a Coronavirus Community ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pelham CIO
£5,000 18/11/2019
12
Funding was provided towards the project costs of 'RunningSpace' a walk to run project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Equipment for 1st Floor Community Space
£10,000 20/06/2019
12
The project will use funding to provide a community space for local people and the homeless community to train and seek employment opportunities enabling them to lead independent lives.
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Pelham CIO
£40,000 30/11/2018
20
over two years as continuation funding towards the salary of the CEO of a charity that runs a community hub in Sidley, Bexhill-on-Sea
National Lottery Community Fund - New Resources for Community Hub at The Pelham
£9,900 10/05/2017
12
This project will develop their building into a community hub to be used for learning, health and crèche facilities within the local community.
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Pelham CIO
£71,000 19/07/2016
24
over two years towards the salary costs of an Operations and Development Manager and a contribution to capital costs at a charity developing a community hub on the Sidley Estate in Bexhill-on-Sea
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/08/2014, number: 1158364
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Pelham
Holliers Hill
BEXHILL-ON-SEA
TN40 2DD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:4.1 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SIDLEY, EAST SUSSEX AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS MAY BE DECIDED BY THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.4.2 TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF SIDLEY, EAST SUSSEX AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.4.3 IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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