Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE DROP IN - PORTLAND

The Drop In provide a safe place where young people on Portland can meet , 4 sessions are held each week for ages 8 - 21 and these are run by qualified youth workers .

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity
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
31/03/23	£0	£0	£0	0
31/03/22	£81,393	£49,589	£31,804	3
31/03/21	£45,574	£40,717	£4,857	1
31/03/20	£26,607	£36,543	£-9,936	1
31/03/19	£37,057	£18,291	£18,766	1

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

www.thedropinportland.com

enquiries@thedropinportland.com

07842762363

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Dorset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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	£314,406
Masonic Trust	£8,750
Dorset Community Foundation	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,960

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Future of Portland
£299,920	30/08/2023	This funding will help to provide a safe and inclusive environment for young people to build self-confidence and compassionate relationships with their peers. The project aims to improve wellbeing ....more This funding will help to provide a safe and inclusive environment for young people to build self-confidence and compassionate relationships with their peers. The project aims to improve wellbeing and to bring people together.
Dorset Community Foundation - Keep Going
£5,000	06/02/2023	Core cost application to support youth charity based on Portland – contribution to staff costs
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£8,000	15/12/2022	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Drop In Portland
£1,960	22/10/2022	We require funding to set up a professionally-run sexual health clinic to compliment the youth worker-led sessions we already run for our young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Let’s talk Metal Health
£9,986	17/12/2021	The funding will be used to provide a talking/coaching project for young people on the island of Portland.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£750	08/01/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - "Lets Talk... About Mental Health"
£4,500	03/10/2019 12	"Lets Talk... About Mental Health"
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Portland Drop In
£118,667	27/06/2018 36	This project will provide targeted youth support to children and young people from low income families. These activities will help to improve emotional well-being, increase confidence and help them ....more This project will provide targeted youth support to children and young people from low income families. These activities will help to improve emotional well-being, increase confidence and help them to engage better with their peers.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

CAROL CALLIS Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE ISLAND OF PORTLAND HERITAGE TRUST,

GENEVIEVE EMMA HOLMES Appointed: 2023

KATHRYN HELEN EDWARDS Appointed: 2023

MARIA SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2020

NABEEL ALHASSAN Appointed: 2024

NATASHA SCULLY Appointed: 2023

NICOLA JANE DAVIDSON Appointed: 2022

SUSAN PATRICIA COCKING Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/06/2022, number: 1199273

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE DROP IN - PORTLAND on 01/03/2024

Main office

Portland Community Venue
Three Yards Close
Portland
DT5 1JN

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25, PARTICULARLY THOSE AGES 8 TO 18, LIVING IN PORTLAND BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS

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