Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

LGBT+ NETWORK FOR CHANGE

The charity activities include but are not limited to: LGBT community members advocacy, LGBT supportive policy advocacy, training & related online and direct educational services, research, information resources creation & dissemination, volunteering, partnering activity to support LGBT and LGBT Allies in counteracting anti-LGBT behaviour & discrimination across Dorset, Wessex & beyond (UK level)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
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
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
30/01/23	*	£3	£11	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
30/01/22		£13	£5	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
30/01/21		£1	£6	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
30/01/20		£978	£358	£620	£0	£646	£564	18.9	1	4
30/01/19	*	£6	£9	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
30/01/18	*	£19	£14	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

https://lgbtnetwork4change.com/

contact.lgbtdorsetequality@gmail.com

07811269454

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Support for specific genders

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bournemouth, Dorset, Hampshire, Poole, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
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

National Lottery Community Fund	£24,629
LGBT Consortium	£4,500
Dorset Community Foundation	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Portland Prison and LGBTQ+ homeless community initiatives consolidation project
£8,169	03/02/2023	The funding will be used to continue training and support based on LGBTQ+ inclusion. The project aims to improve the wellbeing of LGBTQ+ people who are homeless in prison and from ethnic minorities.
Dorset Community Foundation - BCP & Dorset LGBT homeless and Portland Prisons LGBT support project
£2,000	10/02/2022	Supporting young LGBTQ+ people at risk of homelessness in BCP and Weymouth by providing training & support to Dorset Police and Bournemouth & Poole College, and supporting vulnerable LGBTQ+ ....more Supporting young LGBTQ+ people at risk of homelessness in BCP and Weymouth by providing training & support to Dorset Police and Bournemouth & Poole College, and supporting vulnerable LGBTQ+ community members in Portland prisons.
National Lottery Community Fund - LGBT homeless NHS & LGBT mental health support and LGBT & prisons project
£7,500	07/01/2022	The funding will be used to create resources (intranet and short videos) and training sessions for frontline staff in the NHS mental health trusts prison staff and for those working in the homeless ....more The funding will be used to create resources (intranet and short videos) and training sessions for frontline staff in the NHS mental health trusts prison staff and for those working in the homeless support sector. The project aims to provide proven much needed support for LGBTQ+ NHS Employees and LGBTQ+ people who are homeless and in prisons.
LGBT Consortium - Grant to LGB&T Dorset Equality Network
£4,500	22/01/2021	Continue activities and services during the covid pandemic, including core admin and phone/email support, virtual meetings and strategic networking, training and advisory.
National Lottery Community Fund - Network Outreach & Development project
£8,960	23/10/2019 12	Network Outreach & Development project
National Lottery Community Fund - Dorset LGBT community outreach project
£9,038	27/09/2017 12	The funding will be used to provide a wide range of support to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, to help break down social barriers, developing positive community ....more The funding will be used to provide a wide range of support to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, to help break down social barriers, developing positive community relationships.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN MERCEL-SANCA Appointed: 2024

CONNOR DYBOWSKI Appointed: 2024

DANIEL CLARKE Appointed: 2024

ERIN GREENSLADE Appointed: 2016

GARETH RICHARDS Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/03/2017, number: 1171911

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR23: 36 days late, AR19: 50 days late, AR18: 60 days late,

Main office

Gipsy Cottage
Bridge
Canterbury
Kent
CT4 5HJ

Objectives

(1) The promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit in the UK (including rural areas such as but not restricted to Dorset and adjacent areas, conurbations, such as but not limited to Bournemouth-Christchurch-Poole, and metropolitan areas), and in the broader British Isles (UK and Ireland), by the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity by;(a) advancing education and raising awareness in the issues (such as prejudice, poor mental health due to prejudice, hate, discrimination, superficial acceptance, rejection) faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans & non-binary people (‘LGBT+’ and ‘LGBTQ’);(b) promoting activities and services, orientated towards practical and policy solutions to the issues faced by LGBT+ & LGBTQ people, and in conjunction with the latter to foster understanding between LGBT+ & LGBTQ people and those from other backgrounds;(c) conducting or commissioning research on LGBT+ & LGBTQ issues, particularly for more marginalised or disempowered sections of the LGBT+ & LGBTQ community, publishing the results to the public, and creation and provision of related information resources to assist in addressing LGBT+ & LGBTQ issues;(d) cultivating a sentiment in favour of LGBT+ & LGBTQ inclusion, and equality and diversity.

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