Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 13

THE APULDRAM CENTRE

Training in horticulture, cookery, carpentry, and the skills relating to the marketing and sale of related products. The provision of support for independent living.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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 has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end

Established: 34 years

www.apuldram.org

info@apuldram.org

01243783370

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,729	£1,737	£-7	£14	£2,276	£2,234	15.4	62	15
31/03/22		£1,809	£1,706	£103	£6	£2,283	£2,283	16.1	59	14
31/03/21		£1,737	£1,666	£71	£7	£2,181	£2,146	15.5	55	10
31/03/20		£1,884	£1,381	£503	£5	£2,109	£1,872	16.3	56	45
31/03/19		£1,317	£1,274	£43	£5	£1,607	£1,585	14.9	52	42
31/03/18		£1,182	£1,176	£6	£5	£1,564	£1,564	15.9	51	0
31/03/17		£1,162	£1,158	£3	£51	£1,558	£1,558	16.1	52	0
31/03/16		£1,137	£1,073	£64	£47	£1,554	£1,554	17.4	33	0
31/03/15		£1,024	£1,053	£-29	£48	£1,490	£1,490	17	31	0
31/03/14		£982	£1,070	£-88	£39	£1,519	£1,519	17	33	0
31/03/13		£1,318	£945	£373	£36	£1,607	£1,607	20.4	29	0
31/03/12		£1,277	£873	£404	£33	£1,234	£1,234	17	25	0
31/03/11		£852	£807	£45	£19	£830	£830	12.3	24	0
31/03/10		£787	£665	£122	£25	£785	£785	14.2	16	0
31/03/09		£664	£630	£33	£20	£663	£663	12.6	16	0
31/03/08		£641	£547	£94	£19	£630	£630	13.8	16	0
31/03/07	*	£612	£549	£63	£16	£536	£536	11.7	16	0
31/03/06		£525	£466	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£518	£417	£101	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£501	£384	£118	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 15.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

West Sussex,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

62 employees
15 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

DCMS	£72,102
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£17,270

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Records Migration
£9,920	29/04/2022	The funding will be used to move from paper and computer records to a cloud based system for managing health care support and staff data. The project aims to increase their capacity and improve ....more The funding will be used to move from paper and computer records to a cloud based system for managing health care support and staff data. The project aims to increase their capacity and improve service user interaction.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£25,000	23/10/2020	Fit for Future
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£72,102	08/07/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The Apuldram Centre
£3,120	21/04/2020	The Apuldram Centre works to support adults with learning disabilities, services include a dedicated Day Centre offering meaningful and enterprising daytime occupational activities such as: ....more The Apuldram Centre works to support adults with learning disabilities, services include a dedicated Day Centre offering meaningful and enterprising daytime occupational activities such as: horticultural, both on and off site; woodwork; cookery and arts & crafts. They also support a number of people in the Chichester area to live independently in their own tenancies. Funding to provide daytime activities that are occupationally focused and maintain skills for independence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Florence Park Kiosk
£7,350	23/01/2020 4	The funding will be used to open a new kiosk in the park. The project aims to provide working experience and skills development for people with learning disabilities.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Apuldram Centre
£2,522	15/11/2019	We want to purchase a timber garden chalet to provide outdoor education to working-age adults with learning disabilities.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Apuldram Centre
£25,000	16/07/2019	construction of a sports hall and toilet facilities for a charity which works with people with learning disabilities in Chichester
Sport England - Multi-purpose sports studio
£100,000	28/02/2019 7	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Multi-purpose sports studio. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries ....more Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Multi-purpose sports studio. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Multi-purpose sports studio
£100,000	28/02/2019	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Multi-purpose sports studio'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries ....more Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Multi-purpose sports studio'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability. This funding has contributed towards a Fitness Facility - Fitness Facility (Indoor)
National Lottery Community Fund - Recipe for independence and success
£7,300	26/03/2018 12	The project aims to improve their resources so they can continue running themed lunches and cookery skills sessions to support working aged adults with learning disabilities. This will give them the ....more The project aims to improve their resources so they can continue running themed lunches and cookery skills sessions to support working aged adults with learning disabilities. This will give them the opportunity to learn more about independent living and employment skills and reaching their full potential.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-74

ANDREW CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM BUCKLAND Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Teacher

ANTHONY THOMAS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

COLIN MCCORMACK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: PELICAN CANCER FOUNDATION,

DR RICHARD CHRISTOPHER THORNTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JANICE BELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

JUDITH MARY DAVENPORT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

OLIVER HOWARD JAMES Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

PETER BRADLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Local Government Officer

STEVE BLABER (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/02/1990, number: 801169
Registered at Companies House on 10/02/1989, number: 02345730

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

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
Paying staff
Risk management
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

20 returns made; AR07: 55 days late,

Main office

The Apuldram Centre
Common Farm
Appledram Lane South
CHICHESTER
PO20 7PE

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY LEARNING DISABILITIES AND/OR COMPLEX NEEDS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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