Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE CHRISTOPHER CENTRE

provides office accomodation and room hire for charities and small busineses

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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 has been volatile recently

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	£51	£52	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£50	£60	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£64	£39	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£44	£48	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£71	£72	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£44	£38	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£45	£38	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£43	£42	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	£39	£38	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	£33	£38	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	£34	£38	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12	£34	£40	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	£31	£33	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	£37	£32	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09	£31	£33	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08	£32	£31	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

www.christophercentre.org.uk

info@christophercentre.org.uk

01787313914

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Suffolk,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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
Suffolk Community Foundation - Open House 'Drop In' and Community Lunch. .
£4,914	15/12/2020 5	To provide Open House 'Drop In' and Community Lunches for 6 months at The Christopher Centre in Sudbury.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Developing the Centre
£3,500	03/06/2019 5	Towards staffing costs at the Christopher Centre in Sudbury.
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£33,000	05/10/2018	Improving Facilities for our Disabled and Vulnerable Users

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-84

BELINDA JOYCE GREEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

CAROLINE JEAN WELLS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Landlady / Crafter

DAVID JOHN LOWE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

DAVID JOHN SULLIVAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Technical Director/Computer Consultant

JENNIFER MAY WILKINS Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Retired

JANICE FRANCES OSBORNE Appointed: 2023

JESSE KATE CARTER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Self Employed Retailer/County Councillor

KATHLEEN ANN LEIGH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

ROBIN WILLIAM RYDING HODGKINSON (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Training Manager

SUSAN MARIA AYRES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/09/2007, number: 1120942
Registered at Companies House on 20/03/2007, number: 06173167

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; all on time

Main office

CHRISTOPHER CENTRE
10 GAINSBOROUGH STREET
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 2EU

Objectives

SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF SUDBURY AND SURROUNDING AREAS, (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS AND/OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR LOCAL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO COME TOGETHER AND FIND INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL VOLUNTARY AND OTHER SERVICES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE A COMMUNITY CENTRE, KNOWN AS THE CHRISTOPHER CENTRE, WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY OTHER BODY FOR THE BENEFIT AND USE OF THE INHABITANTS RESIDING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, SUFFOLK

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