Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 7

PROUT BRIDGE PROJECT

We operate in rural West Dorset:*Providing affordable activities for people of all ages including sports/fitness, art/crafts, clubs, skills development*Offering mental health & wellbeing support and information *Fighting to end loneliness & intergenerational divides by creating opportunities for people to come together socially & participate in their community*Running youth & holidayclubs

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/08/23		£148	£134	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/08/22		£112	£126	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/08/21		£88	£67	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/08/20		£78	£45	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/08/19		£34	£45	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/08/18	*	£22	£21	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17	*	£31	£8	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.proutbridgeproject.com

info@proutbridgeproject.com

07802514171

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Dorset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
Dorset Community Foundation	£13,948
Co-Operative Group	£6,183
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Dorset Community Foundation - Young People's Vegetable Patch
£4,200	15/02/2023	To support a new community growing project to enable young people to grow and harvest goods to support low income families and their local foodbank
Dorset Community Foundation - Prout Bridge Project
£4,784	06/02/2023	To support 1 to 1 sessions for young people facing mental health challenges and other needs
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Prout Bridge Project
£2,943	01/12/2022	Core costs for charity supporting vulnerable children and young people a their community centre, in a rural town
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£25,000	29/10/2021	Weston Youth Grant
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Prout Bridge Project
£2,914	23/10/2021	We would support young people leaving school at this difficult time, with little hope of employment and apprenticeships cancelled. We would also support young people who are carers.
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Prout Bridge Project
£2,021	16/06/2021	Offering skateboard and scooter activities to young people from deprived backgrounds
Sport England - COVID19 - Active Together (Crowdfunding)
£0	26/03/2021	Funding under Sport England's Crowdfunder Initiative, 'Active Together'. This was an online crowdfunding campaign which Sport England contributed towards, with a pledge value of £6,000. They ....more Funding under Sport England's Crowdfunder Initiative, 'Active Together'. This was an online crowdfunding campaign which Sport England contributed towards, with a pledge value of £6,000. They achieved themselves an additional crowdfund raise value of £18,191 from 234 supporters ('the crowd'). The campaign's description was: 'We want to buy, kit out and staff an outreach vehicle so we can offer activities and wellbeing support in Beaminster and local villages.' Their campaign page can be viewed here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/pbpreachingout
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - Prout Bridge Project
£5,000	24/03/2021	Towards programme costs to fund the majority of 1:1 support and group work in two local schools over the year. Helping young people learn how to recognise and manage their emotions, enabling them to ....more Towards programme costs to fund the majority of 1:1 support and group work in two local schools over the year. Helping young people learn how to recognise and manage their emotions, enabling them to make improvements in their lives.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Beaminster Phoenix Activity Club
£3,269	15/11/2019	We want to provide team-working and management training for our younger volunteers, to support the future of the Phoenix Activity Club.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Beaminster Phoenix Activity Club
£3,577	19/11/2018	We would like to take 8-10 of our poorest and most vulnerable young people away each term for a day's outing to a big city in the UK.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DONNA MARIE BERRY Appointed: 2022

JOANNA FRANCES ROBINS Appointed: 2018

REBEKAH AGNES HILLMAN Appointed: 2023

RICHARD WILLIAM BARKER Appointed: 2023

VICTORIA PARK Appointed: 2019

JOY HELEN EDWARDS Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: BEAMINSTER FOODBANK,

REV JOANNA NEARY (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY OF THE ANNUNCIATION BEAMINSTER,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/10/2016, number: 1169903

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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

7 returns made; AR18: 3 days late, AR17: 23 days late,

Main office

6 Prout Bridge
BEAMINSTER
Dorset
DT8 3AY

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 8 TO 25 LIVING IN THE TOWN OF BEAMINSTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE,DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE ANDRESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND;TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PREVENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES LIVING IN THE TOWN OF BEAMINSTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY OFFERING ACTIVITIES, SERVICES, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.

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