Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

THE MATTHEW 25 MISSION

relieve sickness and financial hardship in promoting and preserving good health and advancing this in accordance with Christian principles by the provision of funds food and services

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 9 years

https://www.matthew25mission.org/

manager@matthew25mission.org

01323 726960

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
31/12/22	£305	£199	£106	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/12/21	£175	£181	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/20	£185	£170	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/19	£128	£116	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/12/18	£111	£85	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	35
31/12/17	£104	£68	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£59	£74	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

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

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
42 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
Sussex Community Foundation	£17,180
DCMS	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£3,394

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The Matthew 25 Mission
£2,500	17/11/2023	Funding was requested towards core staff costs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Matthew 25 Mission
£3,394	21/10/2023	We'd like to replace our van to enable us to collect food and charity shop donations, deliver food parcels and meals, move people into accommodation, and take people to healthcare appointments.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Matthew 25 Mission
£10,000	13/12/2022	Funding was provided towards the costs of a key-worker/kitchen manager.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£15,000	04/04/2022	CSI Response
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Matthew 25 Mission
£2,680	16/07/2021 8	Funding was provided for IT equipment and training at their centre.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£10,000	27/11/2020	Core Costs
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	23/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Matthew 25 Mission
£2,000	06/04/2020	Matthew 25 Mission support homeless and disadvantaged people in Eastbourne. Funding to help maintain core provision of the charity's food purchases for three months, which have now adapted to a ....more Matthew 25 Mission support homeless and disadvantaged people in Eastbourne. Funding to help maintain core provision of the charity's food purchases for three months, which have now adapted to a takeaway service.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Matthew 25 Mission
£10,000	12/12/2018 12	towards one year's running costs of a drop in centre and support service for vulnerable people in Eastbourne, East Sussex
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Matthew 25 Mission
£10,000	07/09/2017 12	towards one year's running costs of a drop in centre and support service for vulnerable people in Eastbourne

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-68

DAVID MICHAEL LOFTHOUSE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

JARROD EDWARD TAYLOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: School Chaplain

JILL KIRKDALE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JULIE BURGESS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

NICHOLAS WILLIAM MORRIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

SIMON KIRKDALE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

STJOHN GARDNER VAN NIFTRIK Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/09/2015, number: 1163389
Registered at Companies House on 20/06/2015, number: 09649569

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WINNING HOPE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL on 13/11/2023

Main office

BRODIE HALL
CHRIST CHURCH
SEASIDE
EASTBOURNE
EAST SUSSEX
BN22 7NN

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AND EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND IN EASTBOURNE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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