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    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    THE DROP IN - PORTLAND 

    Established: 6 years
    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£87,978£66,959£21,0192
    31/03/22£81,393£49,589£31,8043
    31/03/21£45,574£40,717£4,8571
    31/03/20£26,607£36,543£-9,9361
    31/03/19£37,057£18,291£18,7661
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • Dorset,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 2 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
    National Lottery Community Fund£14,486
    Masonic Trust£8,750
    Co-Operative Group£1,960
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
    £8,000 15/12/2022
    Unrestricted core funding for small charities
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Drop In Portland
    £1,960 22/10/2022
    We require funding to set up a professionally-run sexual health clinic to compliment the youth worker-led sessions we already run for our young people.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Let’s talk Metal Health
    £9,986 17/12/2021
    The funding will be used to provide a talking/coaching project for young people on the island of Portland.
    Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
    £750 08/01/2021
    Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
    National Lottery Community Fund - "Lets Talk... About Mental Health"
    £4,500 03/10/2019
    12
    "Lets Talk... About Mental Health"
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Portland Drop In
    £118,667 27/06/2018
    36
    This project will provide targeted youth support to children and young people from low income families. These activities will help to improve emotional well-being, increase confidence and help them ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/05/2018, number: 1178443
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • 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
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office


    Objectives

    TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25, PARTICULARLY THOSE AGES 8 TO 18, LIVING IN PORTLAND BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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