Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 8
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ST JAMES' TRUST (SEAFORD) 

Services for the elderly and disabled in Seaford and surrounding areas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£100£90£10n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/22£141£105£36n/an/an/an/an/a75
31/03/21£171£109£63n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/20£124£119£5n/an/an/an/an/a65
31/03/19£100£116£-16n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/03/18£69£83£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£40£86£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£40£106£-66£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£71£47£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£52£52£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£53£64£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£51£73£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£58£51£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£44£47£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£65£44£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£43£36£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£54£50£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£52£78£-26£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.stjamestrustseaford.co.uk

information@stjamestrustseaford.co.uk

01323492800

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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£32,400
DCMS£18,250
Henry Smith Charity£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,975
The Clothworkers Foundation£8,000
Allen Lane Foundation£2,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to St James Trust Seaford
£2,500 04/11/2022
£2,500 single grant towards setting up the Reel Deal Cinema Club for elderly people in Seaford, East Sussex.
Sussex Community Foundation - Return and Restart
£10,000 26/01/2022
Funding was provided to support their new initiative - ‘Return and Restart’, to help assist older people to adjust, adapt and return to a new way of living following the pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stronger Together
£9,975 14/01/2022
The funding will support older people by providing befriending emotional support and encouragement to improve their lives from Covid. It will offer clients and volunteers support to return to the ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to St James Trust (Seaford)
£5,000 23/09/2021
12
towards one year's running costs of Restart and Return' programme to encourage and support vulnerable older people living in Seaford to return to a more normal life after Covid 19.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St James' Trust (Seaford) Ltd
£5,000 16/07/2021
7
Funding was provided to enable them to run a befirending project to help reduce isolation and help people return to normal following Covid.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St James' Trust (Seaford) Ltd
£8,400 11/08/2020
St James Trust (Seaford) undertake voluntary/community work in education; provides welfare/social services; support for young people and parents; care and support for older people, and provides other ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£8,400 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
£9,850 25/06/2020
"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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to St James Trust (Seaford)
£5,000 11/05/2020
12
towards one year's salary of an Engagement and Outreach Co-ordinator for a charity providing services for people who are vulnerable and disabled in Seaford
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St James' Trust (Seaford) Ltd
£4,000 21/04/2020
St James Trust (Seaford) undertake voluntary/community work in education; provides welfare/social services; support for young people and parents; care and support for 200+ older people, and provides ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to St James Trust Seaford
£8,000 13/12/2019
purchase of IT and AV equipment for a charity which works with older people in East Sussex
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St James' Trust (Seaford) Ltd
£5,000 18/11/2019
11
Funding was provided for a Sunday film club for older residents in Seaford, Newhaven and surrounding villages.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St James' Trust (Seaford) Ltd
£6,000 17/05/2019
3
Funding was provided to purchase eco-friendly cladding.
National Lottery Community Fund - Outreach and Activities Co-ordinator
£10,000 04/04/2019
12
The organisation will develop their community hub activities by establishing an outreach community service to provide social and recreational activities for those who are marginalised and hard to ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St James' Trust (Seaford) Ltd
£10,000 16/03/2018
5
St James Trust (Seaford) objects are to undertake voluntary work in education, to provide social services and a wide range of activities for Seaford and Newhaven. They provide and maintain a ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to St James Trust (Seaford)
£5,000 14/03/2018
12
towards one year's running costs of a community centre in East Sussex that delivers a range of services to vulnerable older and disabled people
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St James' Trust Community Centre
£2,538 29/11/2017
We want to be able to continue to offer our valuable services and to employ a co-ordinator to promote and support our Outreach Programme.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St James' Trust (Seaford)
£3,169 04/08/2017
This project gives the community access to a local NHS Hearing Aid and battery replacement service which is vital in the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sessional volunteer and community administrator
£9,600 26/07/2017
12
This project will offer work experience for people with learning difficulties and a women's refuge group, improving the employability prospects of people who experience low confidence and isolation.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/11/2004, number: 1106913
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/03/2004, number: 05079039
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR17: 7 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from AGE CONCERN,SEAFORD on 13/09/2023
Main office

11 BLATCHINGTON ROAD
SEAFORD
EAST SUSSEX
BN25 2AB

Objectives

TO UNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY WORK IN EDUCATION, SOCIAL SERVICES AND SIMILAR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AMONGST THOSE CLASSES IN NEED THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST SUSSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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