Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

FOXHALL CENTRE 

The Foxhall Centre is a centre providing day services for older people living in Ipswich and the surrounding area. It provides essential services which are greatly valued by its current members It provides a ground level day centre facility which includes facilities for a range of services to support older people and who live within the local community to remain independent as long as possible
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

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
Established: 7 years

enquiries@foxhallcentre.com

01473272038

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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*£157£152£5n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/22*£125£135£-10n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/21£131£132£-1n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/20£191£143£48n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£182£134£48n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/18£196£105£91£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 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
Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Foxhall Centre Lavender Trust
£5,037 01/11/2019
12
To support the purchase of new armchairs for the centre.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Dementia Service
£4,998 14/12/2017
12
To extend the provision, including enhancing the range of activities on offer and purchasing specialist equipment.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Musical Mondays at Foxhall
£2,500 16/11/2017
12
To increase the service provision from four days a week to five days a week
Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Foxhall Centre Lavender Trust
£12,500 15/03/2017
To support the organisation with its start up and operational costs during the first three months.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/01/2017, number: 1171154
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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 charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR23: 7 days late, AR22: 1 days late,
Main office

Foxhall Centre
110 Parliament Road
IPSWICH
IP4 5EP

Objectives

TO RELIEVE ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH A DISABILITY RESIDENT IN IPSWICH AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE IN NEED, BY THE PROVISION OF A DAY CENTRE FOR SUCH PERSONS, AND ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS.TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE GENERAL GOOD OF ALL ELDERLY PEOPLE BY ASSISTING THE WORK OF STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RECREATION, DEVELOPING PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENT, FURTHERING HEALTH, RELIEVING POVERTY, DISTRESS OR SICKNESS.TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND POOR HEALTH AMONGST ELDERLY PEOPLE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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