Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE MEETING ROOM (SURREY)

The Meeting Room runs daytime drop in centres for homeless, socially isolated, and vulnerable people in Epsom & Ewell and Mole Valley. At the centres they are welcomed and offered a hot meal, advise, signposting and friendship. Volunteers build relationships which then enables us to offer support individually for clients. A lot of support is offered outside the centers as required by needs.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including a Community Foundation and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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: 8 years

www.themeetingroom.org.uk

themeetingroom123@gmail.com

01372375655

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/10/22		£38	£64	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/10/21		£37	£42	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/10/20		£51	£45	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/10/19		£41	£55	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/10/18		£70	£57	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	25
31/10/17		£79	£50	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/10/16	*	£56	£27	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who works here?

25 volunteers

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Surrey,

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
National Lottery Community Fund - FUNDING CLIENT SUPPORT WORKER
£10,000	14/04/2023	The funding will be used for running costs to continue to provide advice and information services to clients. The project will continue to provide access to benefits and financial advice to support ....more The funding will be used for running costs to continue to provide advice and information services to clients. The project will continue to provide access to benefits and financial advice to support communities affected by the cost of living crisis.
Department for Work and Pensions - MOOBOO HOME LIMMITED
£12,599	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - MOOBOO HOME LIMMITED
£12,599	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - PAULS BAR AND BISTRO
£22,676	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Running Costs for Leatherhead and provision of Counselling Services
£8,000	25/01/2018 11	Support for running costs for a drop in centre for homeless and marginalised people in Leatherhead
Community Foundation for Surrey - Running Costs for Leatherhead and provision of Counselling Services
£14,520	28/11/2016 5	Support for running costs for a drop in centre for homeless and marginalised people in Leatherhead

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

FRANCES GEORGINA BETTY KANE Appointed: 2020

PAUL ADAIR MR Appointed: 2019

VERA PAREKH Appointed: 2018

RICHARD FURZE Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/01/2016, number: 1165351

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR16: 12 days late,

Main office

57 Cannon Grove
Fetcham
LEATHERHEAD
Surrey
KT22 9LP

Objectives

E RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF NEED, WITH A VIEW TO HELPING PEOPLE IDENTIFYAND MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS, IN PARTICULAR BY:PROVIDING A DAY CENTRE OR CENTRES THAT PROVIDE A WELCOMING SPACE THAT PROVIDE RELIEF TO PEOPLE SUCHAS REFRESHMENTS AND SOCIAL INTERACTION AND SUPPORT, ADVICE AND ADVOCACY.

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