FIRST STOP CENTRE (MID-ESSEX BRANCH)
Charity number: 803170
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
To relieve the condition of disadvantaged persons in mid-Essex experiencing difficulties with homelessness, joblessness, substance misuse, physical and mental health problems, learning difficulties by the provision of support services to assist them in maintaining normal relationships with and within their community.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income: £102,598
Total expenditure: £120,308
Total income includes £45,440 from 3 government contract(s)
People
5 Trustee(s)
10 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
No information available
Trading
This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.
Trustee payments
No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.
What, who, how, where
What the charity does:
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
- Essex
Governance
Registration history:
- 06 April 1990: Standard registration
- 30 December 2024: Funds received from 1174985 TALK, LISTEN, CARE
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
- FIRST STOP CENTRE (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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
- Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
5 Trustee(s)
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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| Michelle Lee | Chair | 16 July 2021 |
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| James Robert Draper | Trustee | 01 July 2024 |
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| Tracey Radley | Trustee | 04 July 2014 |
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| Emma Claire Reid-Carter | Trustee | 12 February 2005 |
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| MOIA THOROGOOD | Trustee | 02 February 2004 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £79.03k | £122.95k | £156.03k | £82.18k | £102.60k | |
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Total expenditure | £53.95k | £49.72k | £95.02k | £102.68k | £120.31k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | £41.68k | £45.44k | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | £38.16k | £4.10k | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 25 November 2024 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 25 November 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 11 December 2023 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 11 December 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 19 December 2022 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 19 December 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 10 November 2021 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 10 November 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 19 November 2020 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 19 November 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |