PORTSMOUTH MEDIATION SERVICE

Charity number: 1061569
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of mediation and conflict resolution services in neighbour, workplace and other situations in Portsmouth and surrounding areas in Hampshire and West Sussex.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £229,975
Total expenditure: £207,507

People

5 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire
  • Portsmouth City
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 March 1997: Standard registration
  • 06 February 2025: Funds received from 1186154 WINCHESTER AND DISTRICT NEIGHBOURHOOD MEDIATION SE...
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Rev Wendy May Jacobs Trustee 20 January 2023
None on record
Paul Hutchings Trustee 11 January 2022
HOPE (PORTSMOUTH)
Received: On time
FREEDOM CHURCH (CEREDIGION)
Received: On time
David Alan Davis Trustee 12 November 2019
None on record
Philip Winchester Trustee 11 December 2018
None on record
Fiona Milne Armstrong Trustee 25 July 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £132.56k £141.10k £141.46k £183.63k £229.98k
Total expenditure £146.51k £138.01k £136.43k £169.82k £207.51k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £118.89k £124.29k £132.65k £141.07k 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
Annual return 31 March 2024 17 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 08 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 29 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 12 August 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 OCTOBER 1996

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARDS MEDIATION, CONCILIATION OR RECONCILIATION AS BETWEEN PERSONS, ORGANISATIONS, AUTHORITIES OR GROUPS INVOLVED OR LIKELY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN DISPUTE OR INTER-PERSONAL CONFLICT BOTH GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, IN ANY SITUATION WHERE THAT DISPUTE OR CONFLICT RESULTS FROM OR MAY LEAD TO ACTS OF VIOLENCE, NUISANCE, VANDALISM, RACIAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE, UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY OR BREAKDOWN OF PUBLIC ORDER. 2) TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY IN THE SAID CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, IN THE PURPOSES AND METHODS OF SUCH MEDIATION, CONCILIATION OR RECONCILIATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF ANY SUCH DISPUTES OR CONFLICTS AND OF ALL MEANS OF MANAGING THEM FOR PURPOSES OF PEACEFUL RESOLUTION IN THE INTERESTS OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP. 3) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PARTICIPATION BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY IN THE SAID CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, IN THE WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY IN ORDER THE BETTER AND MORE EFFECTIVELY TO FULFILL AND FURTHER THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY AND OF THE BASIS OF EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AS SET OUT IN CLAUSE 5 OF THIS MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

CITY OF PORTSMOUTH

Contact information

Address:
Hive Portsmouth Sector Hub
22 Edinburgh Road
PORTSMOUTH
PO1 1DH
Phone:
02392431352
Email:
info@portsmouthmediationservice.org.uk
Website:

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