Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Good reserves management: +3
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 15

SMART CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES

To reduce the impact of substance misuse on the health, safety and social wellbeing of individuals and the wider community. We achieve this by identifying, assessing and engaging individuals through a variety of interventions and services that are geared to supporting the recovery journey. SMART CJS also provides services for the relief of rough sleeping and homelessness.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 26 years

www.smartcjs.org.uk

supportservices@smartcjs.org.uk

01234365955

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£1,740	£2,084	£-344	£1	£690	£690	4	64	43
31/03/22		£2,170	£2,192	£-22	£1	£1,033	£1,033	5.7	66	8
31/03/21		£2,658	£2,335	£323	£0	£1,055	£1,054	5.4	68	44
31/03/20		£2,186	£2,419	£-234	£6	£732	£709	3.5	44	110
31/03/19		£1,801	£2,009	£-208	£6	£966	£964	5.8	44	142
31/03/18		£1,726	£2,080	£-354	£0	£1,173	£1,153	6.7	53	0
31/03/17		£3,804	£3,844	£-40	£0	£1,527	£1,511	4.7	98	0
31/03/16	*	£2,738	£2,582	£156	£0	£862	£856	4	82	0
31/03/15		£3,111	£2,946	£165	£15	£719	£710	2.9	82	0
31/03/14		£2,617	£2,468	£149	£18	£454	£450	2.2	75	0
31/03/13		£2,260	£2,471	£-211	£20	£303	£276	1.3	73	0
31/03/12	*	£3,123	£3,429	£-306	£26	£511	£354	1.2	89	0
31/03/11	*	£3,818	£3,809	£9	£27	£817	£577	1.8	95	0
31/03/10		£3,516	£3,718	£-202	£21	£808	£632	2	92	0
31/03/09		£2,707	£2,562	£145	£27	£1,010	£426	2	68	0
31/03/08		£2,824	£2,711	£113	£19	£865	£541	2.4	77	0
31/03/07		£2,728	£2,485	£243	£17	£752	£431	2.1	71	0
31/03/06	*	£1,529	£1,433	£96	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,173	£1,037	£136	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£784	£771	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 9.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Bedford, Milton Keynes,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

64 employees
43 volunteers

Who's supporting 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

Harpur Trust	£28,989
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,500
Oxfordshire Community Foundation	£5,266
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	£5,189

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - SMART Prebend Day Centre
£9,500	02/09/2022	The funding will be used to cover the salary of a support worker to continue delivering the day centre service which provides essential support to people facing homelessness. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to cover the salary of a support worker to continue delivering the day centre service which provides essential support to people facing homelessness. The project aims to improve their life chances with help with their tenancies benefits and other risk factors including mental ill health and addiction.
Harpur Trust - SMART CJS
£23,800	09/06/2020 12	SMART Prebend Day Centre Core Staffing Costs
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Stream 1 - Delivery or Support Costs
£5,189	27/04/2020 4	Grant to SMART CJS
Harpur Trust - SMART CJS
£5,189	21/04/2020 12	New staff member to provide support to homeless placed in hotel
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Winter Match Fund
£5,266	27/01/2020	Distribution of funds from Winter Match fund

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-67

ADRIAN DAVEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ceo

FERGUS CROMBIE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Technical Advisor

KEARA O'ALLEN Appointed: 2021

SALLIE STANTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Education Officer

SARAH TAYLEUR Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant

SIMON DANES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Charity Worker

SUSAN PRYTHERCH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/04/1998, number: 1069087
Registered at Companies House on 04/07/1997, number: 03398982

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

23/02/2017 - Asset transfer in from ALCOHOL SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY
01/06/2018 - Asset transfer in from BEDFORD RECOVERY CENTRE

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 0 days late, AR12: 21 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR06: 2 days late,

Main office

Peters Elworthy & Moore
Salisbury House
Station Road
CAMBRIDGE
CB1 2LA

Objectives

Objects2.1 SMART CJS is established for the promotion of charitable purposes within the United Kingdom, for:2.1.1 the advancement of education;2.1.2 the protection of health;2.1.3 the relief of poverty, sickness and distress;2.1.4 the reduction of substance related harm to the individual and the wider community;(hereinafter referred to as the Objects)

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.

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