Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
Future income +5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 18

PELICAN PARCELS

We collect pre-loved and new item donations for families and redistribute them to those who need it via various existing family services in Brighton & Hove and Sussex.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£90	£92	£-2	n/a
31/03/22		£75	£52	£23	n/a
31/03/21		£37	£25	£12	n/a
31/03/20		£18	£15	£3	n/a
05/04/19	*	£18	£10	£8	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.pelicanparcels.org.uk

info@pelicanparcels.org.uk

01273

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Sussex Community Foundation	£46,750
Garfield Weston Foundation	£28,000
Postcode Society Trust	£24,430
DCMS	£13,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pelican Parcels
£10,000	17/11/2023	Funding was provided towards core costs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000	17/11/2023 24	Pelican Parcels
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pelican Parcels
£750	19/06/2023	Funding was provided for core costs for their work in East Brighton.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pelican Parcels
£10,000	11/11/2022	Funding was provided towards core funding to cover rent for the larger office, support two new roles and cover increased energy bills.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£8,000	02/09/2022	Pelican Parcels
Postcode Society Trust - Two core staffing salaries for Pelican Parcels
£24,430	27/08/2022	Ensure thousands of families in Brighton & Hove can have the essentials, clothes, toys & equipment they need for their babies & children.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pelican Parcels
£500	13/07/2022	Funding was provided towards the work Pelican Parcels do in East Brighton
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pelican Parcels
£5,000	16/07/2021 6	Funding was provided towards core costs to support rent and running expenditure to meet the continued and growing demand for their service.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pelican Parcels
£10,000	07/07/2021	PELICAN PARCELS works in Brighton & Hove to recycle pre-loved essential items for babies and primary school aged children. Funding was provided towards core costs to help them cover rent and running costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Pelican Parcels
£500	01/07/2021	Funding was provided towards the work Pelican Parcels do in East Brighton.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,000	10/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pelican Parcels
£5,000	28/07/2020	Pelican Parcels collects new and pre-loved essential items for babies and children ages 0-10 years, from cots and clothes, books and toys, prams and playmats and distributes them to vulnerable families/carers in Brighton & Hove. All donations ....more Pelican Parcels collects new and pre-loved essential items for babies and children ages 0-10 years, from cots and clothes, books and toys, prams and playmats and distributes them to vulnerable families/carers in Brighton & Hove. All donations are sorted by a bank of volunteers. Funding will support rental costs on local storage in 2020 to help increase the organisations capacity and use their partnerships to support more people.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	27/07/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pelican Parcels
£5,000	24/03/2020 11	Funding was provided towards core costs, specifically rent.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

CARLA PANNETT Appointed: 2018

DEBORAH JOY NORRIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

JAMES RICHARD BENNETT (Chair) Appointed: 2018

LUCY STONE Appointed: 2022

SARAH MANN Appointed: 2023

SHELLEY LOUISE BENNETT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Pr Consultant

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/09/2018, number: 1179866

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
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

5 returns made; AR19: 32 days late,

Main office

Unit 9
Industrial House
Conway Street
Hove

Objectives

TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING SUCH ITEMS FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.

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