Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

THE TRUST FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES

We are a charity tackling inequality in Brighton and Hove through community-led solutions.We deliver community development work, youth work, research and training.Community-led solutions produce longer lasting and more meaningful change. When we connect people, organisations and communities this maximises our resources and improves our well-being.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 19 years
(24 years as a company)

www.trustdevcom.org.uk

info@trustdevcom.org.uk

01273262220

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23	£2,064	£1,948	£116	£31	£501	£462	2.8	54	34
31/03/22	£1,727	£1,636	£91	£24	£384	£378	2.8	45	35
31/03/21	£1,355	£1,319	£36	£15	£293	£280	2.5	40	30
31/03/20	£1,035	£1,048	£-13	£15	£258	£247	2.8	34	20
31/03/19	£787	£810	£-23	£15	£270	£270	4	14	20
31/03/18	£653	£652	£1	£13	£294	£255	4.7	30	0
31/03/17	£658	£590	£67	£4	£293	£220	4.5	29	0
31/03/16	£559	£530	£29	£12	£226	£225	5.1	14	0
31/03/15	£531	£515	£16	£18	£197	£196	4.6	12	0
31/03/14	£442	£517	£-75	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£461	£479	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£625	£616	£9	£7	£274	£223	4.3	13	0
31/03/11	£593	£557	£36	£8	£265	£212	4.6	20	0
31/03/10	£488	£497	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£460	£407	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£423	£337	£86	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£244	£246	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£244	£217	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

54 employees
34 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Blagrave Trust - Cost of living support in disadvantaged areas
£10,000	01/11/2022	Youth work delivery in disadvantaged areas of Brighton
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Trust for Developing Communities
£10,000	21/09/2020	The Trust for Developing Communities deliver community-led solutions to tackling inequality in Brighton and Hove. They support excluded communities, people from deprived neighbourhoods and young ....more The Trust for Developing Communities deliver community-led solutions to tackling inequality in Brighton and Hove. They support excluded communities, people from deprived neighbourhoods and young people to build on their strengths, identify issues and deliver solutions. Working with BAME-led organisations, this funding is for six months to support the development of a stronger, more robust and sustainable BAME-led sector in Brighton and Hove.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Trust for Developing Communities
£5,000	21/09/2020	Funding will support a particular case worker post in running Brighton's Migrant and ESOL support hub. This provides refugees and asylum seekers living in Brighton with a central point of information ....more Funding will support a particular case worker post in running Brighton's Migrant and ESOL support hub. This provides refugees and asylum seekers living in Brighton with a central point of information used by both clients and referral partners.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Trust for Developing Communities
£5,000	18/05/2020	The Trust for Developing Communities deliver community-led solutions to tackling inequality in Brighton and Hove. They support excluded communities, people from deprived neighbourhoods and young ....more The Trust for Developing Communities deliver community-led solutions to tackling inequality in Brighton and Hove. They support excluded communities, people from deprived neighbourhoods and young people to build on their strengths, identify issues and deliver solutions. Funding will transform delivery to support vulnerable people from BAMER communities.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Trust for Developing Communities
£4,770	21/04/2020	TDC deliver community-led solutions to tackling inequality in Brighton and Hove. They support excluded communities, people from deprived neighbourhoods and young people to build on their strengths, ....more TDC deliver community-led solutions to tackling inequality in Brighton and Hove. They support excluded communities, people from deprived neighbourhoods and young people to build on their strengths, identify issues and deliver solutions. Funding for a community development worker for older people, coordinating TDCs response: giving information of foodbanks, establishing a peer support network, upskilling volunteers for digital working and building community resilience.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Trust for Developing Communities
£2,500	15/03/2019 8	Funding was provided to support a 9-month Youth Engagement Project in Moulsecoomb & Bevendean and East Brighton to increase participation in youth activities.
Co-Op Foundation - Co-design offer
£10,000	20/12/2018	Testing a partnership approach with a tech-focused organisation to facilitate young inventor activity and develop creative approaches.
Co-Op Foundation - Youth Community Spaces offer
£10,000	20/12/2018	Supporting young people to audit community spaces and work with community centres to make them more accessible for young people
BBC Children in Need - Grant to TDC (The Trust for Developing Communities)
£50,829	09/02/2017 36	This project will offer support to young people living in disadvantaged areas and who may not be in education or training. The project will offer outreach work and activity-based clubs. They will ....more This project will offer support to young people living in disadvantaged areas and who may not be in education or training. The project will offer outreach work and activity-based clubs. They will benefit through increased happiness, confidence and safety.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Trust for Developing Communities
£38,700	29/03/2011	the part time Community Worker's salary costs, overheads, group training expenses for work in Peacehaven with elderly people
Nationwide Foundation - Grant to The Trust for Developing Communities
£4,900	24/01/2011	Expenses for P/t community worker and volunteers who provide access advice to services for older people

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 30-78

DENIS BYRNE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Charity Manager

GEOFFREY HEATH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

MICHAEL PATTINSON (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

ROBERT BROWN MBE, Occupation: Clerical Officer, Other trusteeships: EAST SUSSEX BRIGHTON & HOVE CROSSROADS - CARING FOR CARERS LIMITED, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MOULSECOOMB,

ROWAN HILLIER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Develpoment Manager

SARAH MCCONNELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance Manager, Other trusteeship: CUMNOR HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST,

SHAUN MICHAEL KENNEDY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Diversity And Inclusion, Peabody Trust

TANIA SKAE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Grants Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/11/2004, number: 1106623
Registered at Companies House on 03/03/2000, number: 03939332

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Investing charity funds 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

18 returns made; all on time

Main office

COMMUNITY BASE
113 QUEENS ROAD
BRIGHTON
BN1 3XG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ('THE OBJECTS') ARE TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY OR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH EAST ENGLAND AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:3.1 DEVELOPING THEIR CAPACITY AND SKILLS AND ADVANCING EDUCATION IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;3.2 ADVANCING EDUCATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOREGOING, THE PROVISION OF TRAINING;3.3 PROVIDING, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS HAVING NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, YOUTH, SEX, RACE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; AND3.4 PROMOTING THE ELIMINATION OF UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, SEX OR DISABILITY AND ENCOURAGING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH EAST ENGLAND

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