Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

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 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
28/02/23£490£522£-32n/a
28/02/22£499£534£-35n/a
28/02/21£404£338£66n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.mysistershouse.info

office@mysistershouse.info

01243697800

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • 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
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 11/11/2022
Fill the Gap
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 information, advice, guidance, support, peer ....more
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 domestic abuse, poverty and mental health. They ....more
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 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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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DIANNE SMITH Appointed: 2020
  • HEATHER PRESCOTT Appointed: 2021
  • KIM HOSIER Appointed: 2023
  • 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
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 04/24/2023, current status: Small charity
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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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