Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

CENTRE OF CHANGE COUNSELLING AND MENTORING SERVICE

Bespoke counselling and mentoring for children (from 10 years and upwards), young people, adults and families. The service is based in and focused on the Fieldway and New Addington areas, wards deemed to be the most deprived in the Croydon borough well known for high rates of deprivation, poverty, social exclusion, isolation, high unemployment and high crime rates, but is a borough-wide service.

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 including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Why are there only 4 trustees?

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/12/23	£21	£52	£-31	n/a
30/12/22	£49	£44	£4	n/a
30/12/21	£19	£29	£-11	n/a
30/12/20	£24	£26	£-2	n/a
30/12/19	£12	£10	£2	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.centreofchange.org.uk

centreofchangeproject@hotmail.co.uk

07758702452

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Croydon,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,820	30/09/2020	"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."
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - Centre of Change: Counselling and Mentoring Service
£13,680	17/09/2020	Grant to C-19 CCLORS - Centre of Change: Counselling and Mentoring Service

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ASHLEIGH LOUISE HENRY Appointed: 2016

RACHEL ROXANNE HENRY Appointed: 2016

RICHARD HOWES Appointed: 2020

SHAUN FARQUHARSON Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/02/2019, number: 1182201

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

111 Chertsey Crescent
New Addington
Croydon CR0 0DH
CROYDON
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Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON:1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 25 AND UNDER AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT.2) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE, MENTOR PROGRAMMES, EDUCATION 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) 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.

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