Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 8

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 7

KENNEDY ST FOUNDATION

Kennedy Street provides support and signposting to individuals & families with a "hand up" approach for recovery from all addictions. We offer support via our Recovery Hub and remotely via a helpline. For those interested in engaging with a recovery process, we can also offer via our Recovery Hub: * Peer support* 121 recovery coaching * personal development workshops* Volunteering

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/04/23	£89,417	£111,632	£-22,215	25
30/04/22	£68,498	£76,331	£-7,833	50
30/04/21	£85,079	£29,554	£55,525	47

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.kennedystreetrecovery.org

hello@kennedystreetrecovery.org

07775737314

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
Sussex Community Foundation	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£3,198
Henry Smith Charity	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Kennedy Street Foundation
£10,000	14/07/2023	Funding was provided to start up a Recovery Cafe at their hub.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kennedy Street Foundation CIO
£3,198	22/10/2022	We aim to support lone parent families affected by addiction, offering them free nourishing food, life skills and specialist recovery coaching support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Kennedy Street Recovery
£10,000	24/06/2022	The funding will be used for venue hire and staff costs to extend the Hub’s hours supporting those living with and recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. The project aims to provide a safe ....more The funding will be used for venue hire and staff costs to extend the Hub’s hours supporting those living with and recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. The project aims to provide a safe space for recovery support coaching learn from peers access to workshops and volunteering opportunities improving overall mental and physical health.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	03/06/2022	Kennedy Street Community Recovery Hub
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Kennedy St & Co CIO
£5,000	11/03/2022 4	Funding was provided towards rent and salary costs.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Kennedy Street CIO
£2,500	23/09/2021 12	towards one year's running costs of an organisation supporting people through their recovery from addiction to drug and alcohol, living in Brighton and Hove.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Kennedy St & Co CIO
£5,000	12/03/2021 4	Funding was provided to promote their 24-hour helpline and develop online resources.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	26/02/2021	Recovery Connections Helpline

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

KIM ROSALIND RUSSELL (Chair) Appointed: 2020

LUCY LEMAY HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2020

AMANDA WALTON Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF BROADSTONE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/04/2020, number: 1189265

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

BANK HOUSE
SOUTHWICK SQUARE
SOUTHWICK
BRIGHTON
BN42 4FN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE WITH POOR MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR ADDICTION ISSUES FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ÆSOCIALLY EXCLUDEDÆ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN.

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