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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Volatile income -1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE OTHONA COMMUNITY

Othona is an open and inclusive Community rooted in the Christian tradition, drawing on other inspiration. We welcome people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds and beliefs to centres on the coasts of Essex and Dorset.Sharing in work, worship, study and play, we seek renewal and glimpses of the sacred,exploring the relationship between faith and life, learning to care for the world and its people.
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 well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£87£100£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£66£73£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£72£71£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£151£53£98n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£116£119£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£65£42£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£82£55£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£150£69£81n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£116£75£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£345£251£94n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£309£335£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£258£249£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£304£211£94n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£656£235£420£23£3,114£1537.890
31/03/09£286£324£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08?*£295£272£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/06£222£175£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/05*£222£174£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/04£182£164£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 45 years

www.othonawestdorset.org.uk

communitysecretary@othona.org

01308897130

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Essex Community Foundation - The Othona Community
£2,500 27/03/2024
to support the cost of organising a yearly climate and environment event aimed at addressing the climate crisis in Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to The Othona Community
£2,000 05/01/2023
to help support an environmental weekend event in May 2023 to raise awareness of climate and associated issues
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to The Othona Community
£10,800 17/12/2020
towards the overhead costs to support work with young, elderly and disadvantaged people in the communities around Bradwell and the Dengie
Essex Community Foundation - Renovation of hut in old field, for educational and social use.
£10,000 29/11/2018
6
To refurbish an outbuilding into a multi purpose education centre at the Othona Coastal Park
Essex Community Foundation - Disabled people's parking and accessible pathways
£10,000 16/11/2017
2
To improve disabled access at the Othona Centre Bradwell

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHRISTINA WILSON Appointed: 2022
  • CHRISTOPHER MARTIN JONES Appointed: 2022
  • CLARE ELIZABETH GOUGH (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • DANIEL CHARLES DUTFIELD Appointed: 2021
  • FRANCIS MARK MACDONALD Appointed: 2021
  • JANE DAPHNE PEARSE Appointed: 2023
  • MARK ALEXANDER JAMES RINGROSE Appointed: 2024
  • MICHAEL DAVID HUNT Appointed: 2021
  • MICHAEL JOHN DYER Appointed: 2024
  • RACHEL MAY TOCKNELL Appointed: 2022
  • STEPHEN WILLIAM BARNES Appointed: 2020
  • WARREN MATHEW DOUGLAS Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/07/1979, number: 277843
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR08: 36 days late, AR05: 101 days late,
Main office

The Othona Community
Coast Road
Burton Bradstock
BRIDPORT
Dorset
DT6 4RN

Objectives

(I) THE TRAINING OF THEOLOGICAL AND OTHER STUDENTS AND LAYMEN AND WOMEN IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CENTRES WITH AN OECUMENICAL PURPOSE. (II) THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY CENTRES FOR LAYMEN AND WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOLUNTARY WORK STUDY WORSHIP AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO FURTHER SERVICE FOR THE WORLD WIDE CHURCH AND THE INTERGRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN VIEW WITH THE WHOLE LIFE OF MAN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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