Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 10

BEXHILL AND ROTHER HOMELESSNESS UNITY GROUP (H.U.G.) CIO

The Bexhill & Rother Homelessness Unity Group ,HUG, was conceived in order to forge unity and action around concerns of growing homelessness locally. The foundation is Christian and the charity's original aim is to express God's desire for love, justice and compassion for the world, locally.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£48,218	£39,302	£8,916	20
30/06/22	£44,156	£23,473	£20,683	15
30/06/21	£23,061	£31,471	£-8,410	12
30/06/20	£44,112	£21,415	£22,697	20

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.bexhillhug.org.uk

BEXHILLHUG@GMAIL.COM

01424211449

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex,

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Bexhill and Rother Homelessness Unity Group (HUG) CIO
£2,500	09/01/2023 4	Funding was provided to help them provide adequate support over the winter months with increasing costs and higher demand for their services.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Bexhill and Rother Homeless Unity Group
£5,200	18/11/2019 12	Funding was provided to extend a drop in service for homeless and vulnerable people.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BENJAMIN JOHN GIBSON Appointed: 2023

DR LUKE SIMON FLANAGAN Appointed: 2020

JOHN ALEXANDER PRICE Appointed: 2021

JOY DIANE STREETER Appointed: 2019

NEIL HOBDEN Appointed: 2019

PAULINE AMY GOUBERT (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: DOOR OF HOPE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/03/2019, number: 1182306

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

56a Haslam Crescent
Bexhill-on-Sea
TN40 2QH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE BASED ON THE CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES OF LOVING, CARING AND STANDING WITH THOSE MOST IN NEED:TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS OR RECOVERING FROM HOMELESSNESS AND WHO EITHER HAVE A LOCAL CONNECTION TO ROTHER DISTRICT OR WHO ARE CURRENTLY PRESENT IN BEXHILL TOWN WARDS, EAST SUSSEX, BY WORKING WITH SUCH PEOPLE AND OTHERS TO PROVIDE OR SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING WHERE APPROPRIATE, FOR THEIR PET ANIMALS. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT ‘HOMELESSNESS’ IS UNDERSTOOD TO MEAN A LACK OF SAFE, SECURE, AFFORDABLE AND PERMANENT ACCOMMODATION.

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