Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

HOLDING SPACE 

Provide support to parents, chlidren and families.A safe space where you can connect talk,share and be supported along your journey.A non judgemental place where you know its okay not to be okay.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
30/06/23£114,954£72,391£42,56315
30/06/22£70,964£55,666£15,29815
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.holdingspace.org.uk

hansa@holdingspace.org.uk

01323 315005

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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£83,090
National Lottery Community Fund£19,984
DCMS£14,210
People's Health Trust£8,574
Allen Lane Foundation£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Holding Space
£4,000 14/07/2023
Funding was provided for staff costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Parent Peer Support Worker
£9,984 20/01/2023
The funding will be used to employ a parent peer support worker to further support families of children and young people who are facing mental health challenges. The project aims to provide advice ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Holding Space
£50,000 19/10/2022
Funding was provided for the salary of a part-time CEO.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Holding Space
£10,000 21/07/2022
Funding was provided towards the staff costs of their CEO.
Sussex Community Foundation - Yoga and Mindfullness for Adults
£9,090 25/02/2022
Funding was provided to extend their Yoga and Mindfulness for Adults course which support the parents and carers of children struggling with their mental health.
People's Health Trust - Parent/carer mental health support sessions
£8,574 12/01/2022
A two-year project offering weekly activities for parents and carers of children experiencing mental ill-health in Eastbourne, East Sussex. The group creates a safe, non-judgmental, confidential ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Toolkit for parents whose children have anxiety
£10,000 27/08/2021
The funding will enable the group to offer support to families and young people experiencing mental health conditions. The project aims to provide support at an early stage before issues get worse ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Holding Space
£10,000 07/07/2021
Holding Space provides support for families (parents, carers, children) who are struggling with their mental health; particularly those who are unable to access NHS support and treatment. They ....more
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Holding Space
£3,000 11/03/2021
£3,000 single grant towards salary costs and art therapy for families affected by mental health issues in East Sussex
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,260 10/08/2020
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 ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,950 24/07/2020
"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 ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2021, number: 1194399
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
  • 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
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

7 Hyde Gardens
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 4PN

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN EASTBOURNE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND PROVISION FOR THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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