Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 7

MY SISTERS' HOUSE CIO

Embedded in the Bognor Regis community, My Sisters' House Women's Centre works across the coastal area of West Sussex.We provide a range of services to women from all backgrounds facing all kinds of issues, including individual work with specialist support workers, peer groups, counselling, and support for women to access training and employment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely 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
28/02/23	£490,167	£522,015	£-31,848	50
28/02/22	£499,304	£534,074	£-34,770	51
28/02/21	£403,961	£337,579	£66,382	46

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.mysistershouse.info

office@mysistershouse.info

01243697800

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

West Sussex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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

Sussex Community Foundation	£21,652
Ministry of Justice	£14,392
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Hyde Charitable Trust	£10,000
CAF	£8,087
J J Charitable Trust	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to My Sisters' House
£8,000	14/07/2023	Funding was provided for rent towards a larger premises.
National Lottery Community Fund - Live Chat Service for Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Women
£10,000	26/05/2023	The funding will be used to provide a live chat service for women who have experienced domestic violence. The project aims to provide support and advice as women go through the recovery process
Hyde Charitable Trust - Booster Fund 2022/23
£10,000	13/02/2023	Booster Fund 2022/23
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
£14,392	01/04/2022	To further increase the sustainability of the sector, and to provide funding for services and interventions.
J J Charitable Trust - Towards their work supporting mental health in women
£5,000	15/02/2022	Towards their work supporting mental health in women
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to My Sisters' House CIO
£4,437	16/07/2021 12	Funding was provided to support the resumption of peer group meetings in physical space.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to My Sisters' House CIO
£4,235	21/01/2021	My Sisters' House CIO is the only women’s centre in West Sussex. They support women who are vulnerable with multiple disadvantages such as domestic abuse, poverty, & mental health. They provide ....more My Sisters' House CIO is the only women’s centre in West Sussex. They support women who are vulnerable with multiple disadvantages such as domestic abuse, poverty, & mental health. They provide information, advice, guidance, support, peer groups, training, counselling, mentoring and more. Funding was provided to enable them to expand their services to meet increased demand.
CAF - Grant to My Sisters' House CIO
£8,087	02/06/2020 3	Grant to My Sisters' House CIO to support the organisation through COVID19
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to My Sisters' House CIO
£4,980	21/04/2020	My Sister's House is the only women’s centre in West Sussex, embedded in the Bognor Regis community. Many of the women who access the service are vulnerable with multiple disadvantages such as ....more My Sister's House is the only women’s centre in West Sussex, embedded in the Bognor Regis community. Many of the women who access the service are vulnerable with multiple disadvantages such as domestic abuse, poverty and mental health. They provide information, advice, guidance, support, peer groups , training , counselling, mentoring and more. Funding for a Complex Needs Worker giving financial advice for 18 weeks, as demand has risen for this service. Also for IT equipment for remote working.
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - My Sisters House
£5,000	20/01/2019	Provision of services to women from all backgrounds facing all kinds of issues, including individual work with specialist support workers, peer groups, counselling, and support for women to access ....more Provision of services to women from all backgrounds facing all kinds of issues, including individual work with specialist support workers, peer groups, counselling, and support for women to access training and employment.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to My Sisters' House
£9,957	06/12/2018 16	Funding was provided to launch a 'buddy/peer system'.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DIANNE SMITH Appointed: 2020

HEATHER PRESCOTT Appointed: 2021

STEPHANIE EMERY Appointed: 2023

SYLVIE COLLIER Appointed: 2020

LOUISE HASTINGS Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/02/2020, number: 1188070

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
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

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

108c LONDON ROAD
BOGNOR REGIS
PO21 1BD

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF WOMEN IN WEST SUSSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO HAVE COMPLEX NEEDS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WHO HAVE SUFFERED DOMESTIC AND/OR CHILD ABUSE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT GROUPS.

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