Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 11
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

CENTRE 70 

(a) to benefit and improve the conditions of life of the inhabitants of Norwood and the neighbourhood;(b) to relieve social or economic need amongst the inhabitants of Norwood and the neighbourhood in particular by the provision of legal and practical advice and counselling
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 37 years

www.centre70.org.uk

trustee@centre70.org.uk

02086700070

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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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£633£766£-133£0£423£4236.62131
31/03/22£618£673£-55£0£556£5569.92038
31/03/21£729£623£107£0£611£61111.82336
31/03/20£716£651£65£0£504£5049.32242
31/03/19£665£554£111£0£439£4399.52058
31/03/18£584£532£52£0£329£3297.4200
31/03/17£483£505£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£549£515£34£0£298£2987170
31/03/15£517£487£30£19£264£2646.5100
31/03/14£480£460£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£509£493£16£15£214£1994.9130
31/03/12£430£445£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£539£514£25£21£214£1924.5120
31/03/10£449£428£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£451£423£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£422£385£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£480£475£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£445£466£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£440£466£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£434£412£22£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bexley, Croydon, Greenwich, Hackney, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Wandsworth,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 21 employees
  • 31 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
Walcot Foundation£357,781
National Lottery Community Fund£257,514
Henry Smith Charity£180,000
Trust for London£133,266
City Bridge Trust£92,421
Tudor Trust£62,000
DCMS£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Centre 70 Community Counselling
£180,000 08/02/2023
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Inspire Project' which provides counselling and advice for people who face multiple disadvantages and are on a low-income in the London Borough of Lambeth.
Walcot Foundation - Cost of Living Top-Up Grant
£5,000 18/11/2022
Cost of Living Top Up Grant awarded to support small/medium-size organisations with additional costs incurred due to the cost of living crisis.
Walcot Foundation - Walcot Advice Worker
£174,620 16/11/2022
Project to assist those living or studying in Lambeth who are in, or likely to be in, financial need with high quality practical free independent holistic person centred advice that will lead to ....more
Trust for London - Centre 70
£5,555 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-04.06.2019-8107
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellbeing Project
£257,514 24/03/2022
The project is using funding to deliver wellbeing activities including peer support groups a one-to-one befriending network accredited counselling and money and legal advice for people in Lambeth and ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Centre 70
£2,000 06/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Centre 70
£60,000 27/10/2020
24
over two years as continuation core funding for a project providing counselling and advice services to people with complex needs in Lambeth, South London, followed by peer support training
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Centre 70
£81,300 15/10/2020
£81,300 over 2 further and final years (£40,000; £41,300) towards the Inspire programme, including the salary of a part time (21hpw) Project Leader, contributions towards other staff involved in ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 29/09/2020
"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
Trust for London - Centre 70
£17,711 02/09/2020
6
The funding will provide six months salary costs to increase hours of its Welfare, Debt and Housing Advice and Admin part time posts and sustain and cover posts where funding ceased to continue to ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Centre 70
£11,121 11/06/2020
£11,121 towards remaining costs of the work as outlined in your application.
Walcot Foundation - COVID19-Remote Working
£23,000 15/05/2020
12
This grant is to enable Centre 70 staff team (23 staff ? 18.2 FTE) to work more effectively remotely. It is primarily for tech equipment (laptops/phones etc ? 60% of budget) and staff training, plus ....more
Walcot Foundation - Advice Worker (2020-22)
£155,161 26/11/2019
36
Advice Worker (2020-22)
Trust for London - Centre 70
£110,000 02/10/2019
36
The funding is for a new part-time specialist, housing caseworker; training for volunteer advisors and students to increase service capacity; and training for other advice providers in relation to ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Centre 70
£100,000 15/06/2017
36
£100,000 over 3 years (£33,340; £33,330; £33,330) towards the INSPIRE programme, including the salary of a part time (18hpw) Project Leader, contributions towards other staff involved in the ....more
Walcot Foundation - Advice Worker (2017-2019)
£153,854 22/11/2016
36
Advice Worker (2017-2019)
Tudor Trust - Grant to Centre 70
£75,000 23/07/2015
36
over three years towards the running costs of a project offering free counselling and advice services to people experiencing multiple disadvantage in Lambeth, South London, alongside the opportunity ....more
Walcot Foundation - Advice Worker (2014-2016)
£155,052 19/11/2013
Advice Worker (2014-2016)
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Centre 70
£35,000 28/02/2013
The charity supports people across Lambeth and neighbouring boroughs with regards to debt, welfare benefits and housing advice. The funding will support people to solve their debt issues and offer ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 30-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/02/1987, number: 296020
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/01/1987, number: 02087528
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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; all on time
Main office

Centre 70
46 Knights Hill
LONDON
SE27 0JD

Objectives

I) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORWOOD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN TE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.II) TO RELIEVE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS CAUSED BY SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF NORWOOD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF LEGAL AND PRACTICAL ADVICE AND COUNSELLING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORWOOD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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