Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

VIEWPOINT CENTRE CIO

To promote social inclusion for people aged 8 - 24 using powerful unmounted horse based interventions with specially trained horses.Professional referrals from : schools, CAMHS, Social Workers, Specialist Agencies, Domestic Violence, Drug & Alcohol for those suffering from a variety of challenges e.g Mental Health - especially anxiety, school exclusion, ADHD, neglect & abuse, victims of crime etc

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
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly female
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£28	£22	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	*	£25	£31	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£29	£22	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£12	£23	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19?	*	£42	£26	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	*	£24	£18	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.viewpointcentre.org

info@viewpointcentre.org

03007729692

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - ReStart
£7,854	10/10/2022	Funding for an equine therapy programme for young people struggling with behaviour issues
National Lottery Community Fund - ReStart
£9,853	29/09/2022	The funding will be used to offer an equine-assisted intervention programme to young people with multiple and complex needs who are at risk of exclusion and offer support to their families. The project aims to improve social relationships and reduce ....more The funding will be used to offer an equine-assisted intervention programme to young people with multiple and complex needs who are at risk of exclusion and offer support to their families. The project aims to improve social relationships and reduce problem behaviours through a range of non-verbal strategies and skills training.
Community Foundation for Surrey - ReStart
£7,127	24/01/2022 12	Funding towards a project that helps at risk young people regain their confidence by looking after horses.
Community Foundation for Surrey - ReStart (to include Top-Up and Non-Verbal Toolbox options)
£5,554	10/02/2021	The grant will support an intensive one-to-one horse therapy course to help socially excluded young people manage anxiety and improve their communication and assertiveness skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - ReStart
£10,000	12/01/2021 12	The funding will be used to deliver training courses for hard to reach young people who are at risk of exclusion from school. The project aims to address emotional and behavioural issues particularly those experienced during the pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - ReStart
£9,000	18/10/2018 12	The organisation will use funding to promote the inclusion of socially excluded, hard to reach, vulnerable and at risk young people through courses-based on interaction with horses. The project aims to use an alternative approach to behavioural ....more The organisation will use funding to promote the inclusion of socially excluded, hard to reach, vulnerable and at risk young people through courses-based on interaction with horses. The project aims to use an alternative approach to behavioural training, enabling the shaping of difficult behaviour using non-verbal strategies for those struggling with conventional interventions, allowing them to engage more positively with others.
Community Foundation for Surrey - ReStart / funding for places on the programme
£8,500	13/11/2017 6	Innovative equine-assisted behaviour intervention for young people disengaged from or not progressing with conventional talk-based therapy.
National Lottery Community Fund - ReStart
£9,945	21/06/2017 12	This project will develop and raise the profile of the organisation, which provides equine assisted behaviour courses for people who are disengaged within the community. This will support disadvantaged young adults living in difficult situations and ....more This project will develop and raise the profile of the organisation, which provides equine assisted behaviour courses for people who are disengaged within the community. This will support disadvantaged young adults living in difficult situations and at risk of school exclusion due to anxiety or difficult behaviours.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JANE DEBORAH HORSMAN Appointed: 2023

JUDITH AZZOPARDI Appointed: 2020

LYNETTE ROWLAND Appointed: 2022

MRS KATE FREEBODY Appointed: 2017

STUART RICHARD KEITH KINGSLEY Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/03/2017, number: 1172302

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 charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR22: 30 days late, AR19: 1 days late, AR17: 456 days late,

Main office

Viewpoint Stables
Moons Lane
Dormansland
Lingfield
RH7 6PD

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, YOUTH OR OLD AGE, ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL), SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT, RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN, POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS), CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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