Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 2

MEDWAY PLUS

The objects of the CIO are:1.To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged community of Medway and Kent in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society2.The promotion for the benefit of the public of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

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 has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 9 years

https://medwayplus.wordpress.com/

marie.medwayplus@outlook.com

07734069133

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£60	£77	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/22	£44	£83	£-39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/21	£98	£107	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20	£158	£116	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/19	£78	£91	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/18	£69	£49	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£106	£85	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent, Medway,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 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

Henry Smith Charity	£20,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£19,400
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
The Foyle Foundation	£7,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,000	18/09/2023	towards core work over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - Plop
£10,000	19/08/2022	The funding will be used to deliver water sport activities and educational talks for people from disadvantaged communities. The project aims to enable access to social and physical activities and ....more The funding will be used to deliver water sport activities and educational talks for people from disadvantaged communities. The project aims to enable access to social and physical activities and develop transferable skills.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Plus
£20,000	10/03/2022 24	towards two years' running costs of an organisation providing support for migrants and refugees, young people and isolated people in Medway, Kent.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - MEDWAY PLUS
£19,400	07/10/2020 6	To enable Medway Plus to continue supporting communities hard hit by C19
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Medway Plus
£12,000	07/09/2017 24	towards two years' running costs of a project providing water-based activities for disabled young people, and activities for older people in Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Taking to the Water
£10,000	21/06/2017 12	This project will develop and promote water sports in Medway to support community engagement amongst those who are disadvantaged. It will promote and offer water sports activities, including sailing, ....more This project will develop and promote water sports in Medway to support community engagement amongst those who are disadvantaged. It will promote and offer water sports activities, including sailing, canoeing and boating, to increase recreational activities and support young people, giving them better chances in life.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ABI JESSOP Appointed: 2015

CARL KROON Appointed: 2015

DR DAVID MARTIN SMITH Appointed: 2017

IRENE HELLER (Chair) Appointed: 2015

KATIE LOUISE JONES Appointed: 2019

SHANE PATRICK CONVEY Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/10/2015, number: 1163985

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

Community Centre
Melville Court
Brompton Hill
ME4 4XL

Objectives

1. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF MEDWAY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;2. THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN MEDWAY) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP:(B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT:(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:(D) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES:(E) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:(F) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES:(G) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:(H) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE:(I) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME:(J) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

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