Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

SHOUT WSK 

SHOUT WSK provides engagement and emergency food for the homeless and vulnerablecommunity in Worthing and surrounding areas. We received our registered charity statusin September 2020. Our aim is to work towards making homelessness in Worthing a thingof the past.We are a member of the Worthing Food Poverty Network and Community Works. We arealso registered with Worthing and Adur Council
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

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
31/12/23£113,238£112,619£619125
31/12/22£91,474£80,329£11,145100
31/12/21£57,801£17,702£40,09970
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

worthingsoupkitchen@gmail.com

07734174467

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • 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£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Co-Operative Group£3,903
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to SHOUT WSK – Worthing Soup Kitchen
£3,903 21/10/2023
We would like to refurbish the kitchen and the seating area in our new premises as the equipment has been removed or is faulty, so we can pass environmental health checks and provide client training.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to SHOUT WSK
£10,000 20/03/2023
12
Funding was provided to employ a chef to help with their project.
National Lottery Community Fund - SHOUT WSK Cafe
£10,000 27/05/2022
The funding will be used to part fund the opening of a community Café . The café will be open access creating a venue for volunteering training and a soup kitchen at night. There will be 25 working ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to SHOUT WSK - (Street Homeless Outreach Worthing Soup Kitchen)
£5,000 11/03/2022
Funding was provided towards staff costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to SHOUT WSK - (Street Homeless Outreach Worthing Soup Kitchen)
£5,000 19/04/2021
SHOUT WSK provide practical support for homeless and other vulnerable people, including a soup kitchen, parcels of groceries and essential items, advice on benefits and other sources of support. ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/09/2020, number: 1191297
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

11 STONE CLOSE
WORTHING
BN13 2AU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS OR RECOVERING FROM HOMELESSNESS IN SUSSEX BY WORKING AND LIAISING WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS.2. TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS OR RECOVERING FROM HOMELESSNESS IN SUSSEX BY WORKING WITH SUCH PEOPLE AND OTHERS TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FOOD, ITEMS, SUPPORT, ADVICE AND SIGNPOSTING SERVICES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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