Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

LEWES DISTRICT CHURCHES HOMELINK

HOMELINK CIO has taken over the work of a charitable trust of the same name (RCN 1068735), which is now closed. The CIO offers interest-free loans for Rent in Advance and Damage Deposit to people with little or no savings, able to live independently and seeking accommodation in the private sector. Clients should be resident or seeking residence in Lewes district.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/23£143£151£-8n/a
31/12/22£121£171£-50n/a
31/12/21£118£100£17n/a
31/12/20£90£100£-10n/a
31/12/19£146£96£50n/a
31/12/18£0£0£0n/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.leweshomelink.org.uk

secretary@leweshomelink.org.uk

01273812894

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • 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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Lewes District Churches HOMELINK
£10,000 20/03/2023
11
Funding was provided to cover core staffing costs to meet local demand on their services etc, exacerbated by the Covid 19 pandemic.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£11,500 28/01/2022
Helping people into homes
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Lewes District Churches HOMELINK
£5,000 17/11/2021
12
Funding was provided to cover additional staff costs linked to increased demand from COVID 19.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHRISTINE TUTT Appointed: 2017
  • CHRISTOPHER HENRY CHARLES WHITTICK Appointed: 2024
  • GILLIAN ANNE SHORT Appointed: 2024
  • GRAHAM NIGEL MAUNDERS Appointed: 2024
  • HUGH JONES Appointed: 2021
  • JOAN WIGNALL Appointed: 2017
  • JANE LEE Appointed: 2019
  • JOANNA SCOTT SLAUGHTER Appointed: 2019
  • LINDA FISHER Appointed: 2017
  • MALCOLM MAZEY Appointed: 2017
  • ROSALIND TOOMEY (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor
  • TERENCE HOWELL Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/09/2017, number: 1174895
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
6 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from LEWES DISTRICT CHURCHES HOMELINK on 12/01/2021
Main office

Lewes House Of Friendship
208 High Street
LEWES
East Sussex
BN7 2NS

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN HOUSING NEED WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ELDERLY OR SICK, AND ARE RESIDENT OR SEEKING RESIDENCE IN THE AREA OF THE LEWES DISTRICT COUNCIL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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